Chapter 106: Movable Type Printing (Asking for a Monthly Pass)

[Ran^ζ–‡^Library][]. []. [com] If Wu Zhi had learned more cultural knowledge before crossing over, then he would not have been puzzled, because Bi Sheng's invention of movable type printing did not spread immediately after the spread of printing, and after Bi Sheng's death, this printing technique was lost for a time, until the Southern Song Dynasty, someone discovered this method from Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan", and later generations gradually popularized it. 【For more exciting, please visit】

Therefore, in this period in which Wu Zhi lived, although movable type printing had been invented, few people knew about it, and no one knew how to use it.

But Wu Zhi knew.

"Master Jin, are all printing workshops using engraving plates now?" Wu Zhi confirmed.

Jin Dajian affirmed: "Yes, up to the court, down to the people, they are all carved plates!" ”

"Haha! All right! ”

Wu Zhi clapped his hands excitedly, he was worried that after the newspaper appeared, there would be a large number of imitations to compete with him, now it seems that movable type printing has not been popularized at least now, so once he teaches Jin Dajian to make and improve advanced movable type printing, then the newspaper published every day in the future will be Wu Zhi's family!

The biggest feature of the newspaper is "one-time", which means that the content is updated and changed quickly, and new content must be reprinted every day, and the content must be enriched.

This characteristic must have a more flexible and fast printing technology to meet, and the current printing industry is far from reaching this technical condition, so the Song Dynasty citizen class base is so large, people's living standards are so high, and commercial entertainment is so developed, but there is still no newspaper for citizens to read every day.

Imagine if you were printing a newspaper with block printing, it would take several days just to engrave the contents of the newspaper on a template for a day, and then it would take you to finish the engraving...... Something new is happening, and it's time for the newspaper to be updated......

So Wu Zhi is very excited, although Wu Zhi only knows the principle of movable type printing, but now with a professional like Kim Dajian, he is instructing, and it is not difficult to produce a set of printing equipment suitable for rapid newspaper printing.

At that time, as long as the manuscript of the newspaper is revised in advance every day, and the rest of the newspaper directly spends very little time arranging and combining those movable types, you can print the newspaper in large quantities!

- Qingzhou Daily!

And once the newspaper is born, it is the only Wu Zhi family in the sky and on the ground, and other families who want to follow the trend do not have the strength and technology.

"Master Jin, do you want to know what your important task is?" Wu Zhi smiled mysteriously.

"Official, please speak."

"Print!"

After hearing these two words, Jin Dajian nodded cautiously, and Xiao Rang on the side did not have any strange look on his face, after all, Wu Zhi asked about printing for a long time, Jin Dajian had carved the template again, and the fool also knew what Wu Zhi probably wanted to do.

It's just that Xiao Rang is puzzled that the printing industry is not profitable, why does Wu Zhi want to get involved, there are more profitable industries than this printing industry, such as real estate, garment shops or something......

Wu Zhi touched the wine glasses with the two of them and continued: "But it's not engraving printing, it's movable type printing that I just told you!" ”

After glancing at Xiao Rang suspiciously, Jin Dajian asked, "Daguan, what is movable type printing?" ”

"I only know a rough idea of this movable type printing, and the specific future will depend on how hard Master Jin will study." After a pause, Wu Zhi continued: "To put it simply, it is to break the original engraving and make it alive!" ”

"Shattered, made alive?"

"Not bad!" Wu Zhi explained: "Engraving printing is a fixed text for the whole article, and an engraving can only rigidly print one text. Think about it, what if every word on this engraving could be freely combined and moved? Turn the original engraving into a single word of Yang, anti-text mold, printing, according to the manuscript to pick out the words, arrange them in the word plate, ink printing, after printing, and then remove the word mold, leave it for the next typesetting to use again - this is what I said about movable type printing! ”

After Wu Zhi finished speaking, Jin Dajian and Xiao Rang were both thinking about the feasibility of Wu Zhi's statement, and it didn't take long for the two of them to roughly understand the general principle of movable type printing, and their breathing gradually became shorter, and Wu Zhi's eyes were hot and weird!

Demons!

This is the word that popped up in Xiao Rang's mind, he was shocked by Wu Zhi too many times, and only with this slightly derogatory word could he express his admiration and respect!

Jin Dajian also looked at Wu Zhi with admiration, he often came into contact with the printing industry, and naturally knew that Wu Zhi said that movable type printing is of great significance to the entire printing industry, which is definitely an epoch-making major invention!

Moreover, Wu Zhi just met him, and he told him this major secret without reservation, which made Jin Dajian admire and feel a strong emotion, and moved Wu Zhi's sincerity and trust in him!

"Great official, your invention of movable type printing is too important! There is no one before and no one after you! Jin Dajian said excitedly, he has always done his duty, and he also patted Wu Zhi's ass.

"No, no, this is not my invention, the inventor has passed away, his name is Bi Sheng...... But I'm his only heir! Hey! ”

Characters who did not appear in later generations, Wu Zhi can be cheeky to borrow their intellectual property rights, anyway, after crossing over by himself, it is not certain whether there will be those celebrities in later generations. But this Bi Sheng has already appeared, and movable type printing was invented by others, of course Wu Zhi did not dare to sign his name shamelessly.

"Master Jin, you will stay in Qingzhou in the future and help me secretly make a complete set of tools for movable type printing, and I will be of great use when the time comes!" Wu Zhi instructed, this is the official entry of Jin Dajian.

"Hmm!" Jin Dajian nodded heavily and said, "I will definitely study it seriously and come up with my best skills to engrave this movable type!" ”

A complete set of movable type for engraving movable type printing, which can be used repeatedly and at will as long as one set, Jin Dajian will naturally devote a lot of energy.

After discussing the business, the topic of the next three people also opened, all talking about how to set up a printing shop efficiently and conveniently after some movable type printing is made......

It's just that what the two of them don't know for the time being is that Wu Zhi will engage in this movable type printing in the future and set up a printing field, not mainly for the purpose of printing books and classics, but to launch a newspaper that is more epoch-making than movable type printing for Wu Zhi!

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There was a fairly good printing shop in the east of Qingzhou City, and the day after Jin Dajian arrived, Wu Zhi sent someone to buy it secretly.

After buying it, Wu Zhi let Jin Dajian settle in there with a few helpers, and appointed him to become the big shopkeeper of the printing house, but in the eyes of the workers, this big shopkeeper with a somewhat mysterious origin basically didn't ask about any affairs after taking office, and he was handed over to his subordinates to take care of, and he himself went into a secret house all day long, and he did it all day, and he didn't know what to slow down.

However, the workers are too lazy to gossip about this, since the new manager took office, they have not only doubled their wages, but also lived more easily than before, so everyone is very comfortable to go to work every day, and they cherish this job.

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Wu Zhi also secretly went to Kim Dajian from time to time to inspect and give advice, the theory is simple, but it is not so simple to do.

In addition to researching the tools for making movable type printing, the engraving of those movable types is also a painstaking effort, in order to ensure that the printing in the future will not miss words or fewer words, just those commonly used words, Jin Dajian has carved 300 miniature templates each.

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Huang Zhi has stopped a lot recently, and he hasn't made any trouble with Wu Zhi, Wu Zhi estimates that Huang Zhi should wake up now, and to make trouble for Wu Zhi is to make him uncomfortable!

The Chamber of Commerce Wu Zhi has not yet joined, this Chamber of Commerce Wu Zhi will definitely find a way to join, and he must join with a high profile!

It's just that Wu Zhi is still a little worse than Huang Zhi in terms of financial resources and power, except for some friendship with the prefect Murong Yanda, there is nothing else to rely on, and now he wants to join the Chamber of Commerce and establish a position in it, which is really unrealistic.

Only after the newspaper is published, Wu Zhi controls the big killer of the media industry, and at that time Wu Zhi will become a figure calling for wind and rain in Qingzhou City, and now, he is just a rich businessman in Qingzhou, just a rich businessman.

However, Wu Zhi has not been bothering to plan the matter of joining the Chamber of Commerce recently, because the festival is approaching recently, and everyone is busy celebrating the festival - Wu Zhi is also preparing for this festival.

He's been waiting for this festival for a long time!

- Lantern Festival!

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