When Bai He first saw the name of the village, if it weren't for Gao Laosan's repeated emphasis that there was no one named "Gao Cuilan" in his ancestors, he would almost think that he had traveled to the world of Journey to the West.

And the Gao Family Publishing House is in this Gao Lao Zhuang.

"Daddy! Big Brother Bai said that he wanted to see you on important matters, and the child brought him over, and now he is waiting outside. ”

"Your Big Brother White...... But Mr. Qinglian's brother-in-law, Mr. Bai? Wait a moment, and go out to meet him for the sake of the Father. ”

Gao Laosan shouted out a middle-aged man who looked like a pedant. Bai He took a look, and saw that this person was about fifty years old, elegant, with a clear appearance, quite a bit of non-angry and self-righteous bearing, and looked like a scholar.

He is the noble father, Gao Shiqing, the big boss of the old pen house, known as Mr. Gao.

Mr. Gao is not just a businessman, he is also a Confucian, a real great Confucian - Bailu Academy, one of the two major academies in Jinling, is famous in the world, and he is one of the professors in the academy.

In the Great Zhou of the Holy Queen's Reformation, Mr. Gao was the first person to taste the sweetness. As soon as the policy came out, he actively responded to the call, ignoring all kinds of incomprehension and ridicule in the world, resolutely resigned from his position as a professor, went to the sea to do business, and vowed to "fill the world with the fragrance of books". With the contacts accumulated in the past, the bookstore of Lao Bizhai has been run vigorously.

Throughout his life, he can be called a "sage".

"The younger generation Baihe, I have seen Uncle Gao Shi, I came uninvited, and I hope Uncle Shi will forgive me." For such a sage, Bai He still respects him very much.

Who knew that Mr. Gao also respected him: "Mr. Bai's arrival really makes the humble house shine!" It is reported that the second lady has been in retreat for more than a month, I wonder if it will go well? ”

"It's going well, Uncle Lao is worried!"

A "Mr. Bai" made Mr. Bai stunned for a while: this title, this tone, but the rhythm of peer discussion! It's good now, it's a friend with my son, and I'm an equal friend with Lao Tzu, this relationship is really messy......

However, the reader has his own backbone...... and pedantic, Bai He excused himself several times and said that he couldn't stand it, but he was pushed back with a sentence of "each to his own", so he had to give up with a wry smile.

Then Mr. Gao invited Mr. Bai into the hall, and after some politeness, Bai He explained his intention: "Qing'er is about to leave the customs, and the younger generation wants to give her a surprise, and now it is for this reason...... Let's go it...... Uncle Shi, please look! As he spoke, he took out the manuscript and handed it over, and while Mr. Gao was reading, he continued: "In addition, there is another method for the younger generation, which can greatly improve the printing speed." It not only saves time and effort, but also does not need engraving, saves paper and materials, and can be reused, which can be called once and for all, and the younger generation calls it movable type printing. ”

"Mr. Bai, is this true?!" Mr. Gao put down the manuscript as soon as he "Huo", and even such a wonderful content as the Legend of Mortal Immortal Cultivation couldn't attract his attention.

He is a person who has dealt with books all his life, he reads in the first half of his life, teaches in the middle of his life, and sells books in the second half of his life, so he naturally knows the weight of Bai He's words.

"Naturally, it's true." Bai He said seriously.

"I want to hear about it."

Bai He smiled and said eloquently: "Engraving printing is a whole, not only engraving is time-consuming, but also a waste of wood, and it is a pity to leave it useless and discarded after printing, which is really chicken." This is not the case with movable type printing, and the essence of this method lies in only four words: to break the whole into parts. ”

"Rounded to zero?" Mr. Gao's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Exactly." Bai He said and took a teacup and buckled it on the table: "Uncle Shi, please look, this is a word ......" said and picked up another teacup and buckled it side by side: "This is another word ......"

Bang bang bang bang ......

In a blink of an eye, he buttoned up all the coffee tables in the hall, and then made a gesture: "...... Words into words, words into sentences, sentences into words. In this way, it can be freely combined in the form of words and characters, and then fixed on the grid, and the book can be printed. The total number of Han characters in my country is not less than tens of thousands, and the commonly used ones are only three or five thousand, as long as a set of movable characters is created by this method, it can be recycled indefinitely in the future. If there is any wear, it can be replaced at any time...... That's all the younger generations say, and Uncle Shi can understand the rest. ”

Quiet!

The room is quiet!

Surprise!

The room is full of surprise!

After Shirakawa finished speaking, the room was quiet for a moment.

Lan Qingming and Gao Lao San looked at Bai He, and they all subconsciously held their breath, Xiao Lori didn't know what the young master was talking about, but she seemed to be very powerful, seeing that everyone was quiet, she was also quiet. Only Mr. Gao's hand holding the manuscript was trembling slightly, making a subtle sound: pop, bang......

The principle is very simple, the so-called movable type printing, which is nothing more than the four words "broken into parts".

However, the simpler the truth, the easier it is for people to drill the horns of the other way, and eventually go further and further. It's like a layer of window paper, if no one punctures it, people will never know that the birds and flowers outside are singing and the wind is gone.

Mr. Gao, who has been dealing with books all his life, did not expect this.

In fact, not to mention him, even the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, I am afraid that he would not have thought of this, otherwise, movable type printing would not have waited until the Northern Song Dynasty to come out.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a soft sound of "ticking and ticking".

Bai He heard the sound and looked at it, but found that Mr. Gao had been in tears for some time, and the dusky tears fell down his cheeks on the manuscript paper in his hand, and under the reflection of the handwriting, the ink-colored fine flowers were splashed.

Mr. Gao...... Can you read some manuscripts, this is what the young master spent a lot of effort to write......" Little Lori reminded a little distressed.

However, Mr. Gao didn't care about this anymore, he stuffed the manuscript back into Xiao Lori's hand with a "sigh", and then held Bai He's shoulders with both hands, the old tears made Bai He almost think that he was going to bite himself.

"Sir, sir......" Mr. Gao held back for a long time, but he didn't take a bite, he slapped Bai He heavily, and then let go: "Mr. Bai is righteous, Gao is speechless, please accept my worship!" Gao Mou thanks you for your great kindness for the world's poor scholars! After saying that, he shook himself to the ground.

A small improvement, but an epoch-making progress. The advent of movable type printing is no less than an industrial revolution for the printing industry, and Mr. Gao has lived in books all his life, and naturally knows better than anyone how much energy Bai He's short words contain.

"Uncle Shi is serious, the younger generation is just anxious to print the book and give the second lady a small surprise, it is not as great as you said." Shirakawa was a little embarrassed.

He was telling the truth, because that was what he meant in the first place, and nothing else. As for the influence of movable type printing on this era, it seems that it has little to do with him, and he has no intention of entering the publishing industry anyway, does he? As for how the Gao family will develop this technology, that's their business.

Mr. Gao wiped away his tears and admired him: "Mr. gave this miraculous skill, but he did not take credit, such a high wind and bright festival, it is really admirable!" ”

"Hehe......" Bai He's face turned red when he praised him, what else could he say except laugh dryly? After laughing a few times, he cautiously tentatively said, "Then I don't know how ...... I am."

"It's a trivial matter, sir, please rest assured, even if you do your best in the workshop, Gao will fulfill his wish for Mr." Mr. Gao patted his chest and assured.

"I wonder how long it will take?" Shirakawa asked.

"This ......" Mr. Gao hesitated for a moment, glanced at the thick stack of manuscript paper in Xiao Lori's hand, and muttered: "In less than ten days at the latest, a thousand copies can be printed." ”

Printing thousands of books in half a month is already a very remarkable speed in this era, and this is still the first publishing house in Jinling, the old Bizhai, has the confidence to say this.

But for Shirakawa, it's still too slow! The fourth master said that the second lady has been out of the customs for a few days, and after half a month, the daylily is cold, how can there be any surprises?

"It's too slow...... he sighed, and said tentatively, "Uncle Shi, is there a way to be faster?" ”

"Mr. doesn't know, this printing ......" Mr. Gao had a difficult face.

"The younger generation understands, Uncle Shi doesn't need to say it......"

Bai He knew what he wanted to say as soon as he saw his face, it was nothing more than the set of rhetoric that Gao Laosan said in Lao Bizhai just now, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: It seems that Gao Laosan did not perfunctory himself, in this era, this printing speed is already the limit. Now that movable type printing has just been theoretically introduced, and there is no finished product yet, I think Mr. Gao also took this into account before he would say such a thing.

He thought about it and felt a little unwilling, so he asked tentatively: "Uncle Shi, if it's convenient, I don't know if you can take the juniors to visit the workshop?" Maybe the younger generation can have some inspiration and can speed up the progress. ”

"If you don't feel dirty, please feel free to visit!" Mr. Gao said briskly.

"Wow, Lao Bai, what the hell are you pretending to be in your head!" Just as Mr. Gao was leading the way in front of him, Lan Qingming, who was already stunned, had the kung fu to speak, and said, "This movable type printing technique...... How did you come up with this? It's just too genius?! ”

"Exactly." Gao Laosan also said solemnly, "Big Brother Bai, since the birth of the younger brother, I have never seen my father respect anyone so much, you are the first one." ”

"Hehe, my young master, is the best smart person in the world! Master, am I right? Little Lori was honored and laughed very loudly.

"Ahem, keep a low ......profile," Bai He coughed dryly, laughing a little vainly. Little Lori's eyes rolled, she glanced at the two people next to her, and said coldly: "How ...... like you?"

Lan and Gao suddenly choked up in unison, and these words really made people speechless.

"Sir, here we are. This is my old pen workshop, please correct me! As he spoke, everyone had already entered the workshop, and Mr. Gao turned around and introduced.