Bi Sheng, a civilian inventor of the Northern Song Dynasty, summed up the rich practical experience of engraving and printing in the past dynasties, and after repeated trials, he made clay movable type in the Qingli period of Song Renzong (1041-1048 AD), implemented typesetting and printing, and completed a major revolution in the history of printing.

The person who ran out said to Li Jie, "Your Highness, movable type printing is really possible!" Li Jie saw that it was Liu Wenyu, and asked, "How is it feasible?" Liu Wenyu said: "Your Highness, just look at it!" Li Jie took Xing'er Manniang and walked inside, and when he came to a courtyard, he saw a group of people standing there and discussing excitedly. Seeing Li Jie coming, everyone hurriedly bowed down and saluted, "Welcome Your Highness!" Li Jie waved his hand: "You don't have to be polite!" At this time, Zhao Fei came over and gave a deep salute, "Your Highness, Wei Chen listened to what His Highness said that day, and he has been trying to find a way to do this movable type printing for the past few days, and it was finally roughly completed yesterday, so please come and take a look." ”

Li Jie saw a square plate placed on the stone table in the courtyard, and when he walked over, he saw that it was made of wooden blocks, and the reverse characters were engraved on the top of the wooden blocks, and they were neatly arranged in the box. Li Jie took a closer look at the roughness, there was ink on the top, took a piece of paper and rubbed it on it, picked up the brush and brushed it on the paper a few times, picked it up and looked at it, and the article jumped on the paper. Although there were still some places where there were ink stains, it was mostly successful.

Raising his eyes and looking at everyone, he found that there were seven or eight people he didn't know, so Li Jie asked, "I don't know who these are?" Liu Wenyu replied, "Like me, they are all poor students, and they resigned because they were dissatisfied with the family's actions, and they were originally going to return to their hometowns, but they were persuaded by the two of us." It's just that His Royal Highness has been busy these days, so he has been recommended. "Li Jie bowed his hand" This king is fortunate to meet you, I don't know how to call a few? A few people hurriedly got up and said that they didn't dare, and then introduced them one by one, and Li Jie asked again: "I don't know what a few people think about this movable type printing!" Everyone replied, "I was surprised, I didn't expect the way to reduce the cost of books was so easy!" ”

Li Jie smiled, "It's actually very simple, but why hasn't anyone thought of it for so long?" This actually shows a problem, that is, neither the family nor the poor family has practiced it with their own hands! The family only studied to be an official, and he was well-fed, so he had no motivation, and he could also take the opportunity to monopolize, so he didn't think about it at all. The poor door is because of the livelihood force, in the case of food and clothing is a problem, how to have the energy to practice. But it is only a small change, it will change the rules of the game formulated by the Maison, the printing of books is convenient, the cost will naturally come down, and the cost reduction will allow more people to read, so there will be more and more opponents of the Maison. In the same way, every small change has the potential to make a difference in our lives. The more people who read, the more reasonable people there are, and the fewer people who follow blindly. The more people think, the more people want to change. Much has changed, and natural life is not the same as it is now. Nothing is set in stone, it's just that you've ever thought about trying to change it. And hands-on practice and understanding of people's needs will naturally prompt you to think, and every time you think about your needs, it will promote the development of society. Therefore, I think that thinking about practice is what this society needs, and those who only think about books are harmful to society. ”

Everyone was stunned, and Chen Ziqi arched his hand and asked, "Why did Your Highness say so?" "Because people are selfish, some people are very wise, but they have selfish intentions, all kinds of selfish intentions, and for the sake of their selfishness, he may misinterpret books in his favor, such as that the reader is noble, and the merchant is lowly. You all accept this point of view now, but you didn't think that among Confucius's famous students were merchants! The crowd fell silent. Zigong, a student of Confucius, was a merchant, and a very wealthy merchant. Li Jie took a sip of tea and said, "How much knowledge does Old Master Confucius have?" But how much have the current scholars learned? And some so-called Confucians, who have already learned stupidity, arbitrarily misinterpret the words of Sage Confucius. What these people often talk about is to repay grievances with virtue, but the original words are: "Or say: 'What is it like to repay grievances with virtue?'" The son said, "How can you repay virtue?" Repay grievances with straightforwardness, repay virtue with virtue'. Some people use half a sentence from a student of Confucius to steal concepts. has become what Kong Cheng said, these people can be punished! Don't they know? They know, but they have to make excuses for their cowardice, and misinterpreting the teachings of the saints is the best way to do it! And misinterpreting the teachings of the saints can slowly lead to a group of followers, and these followers, if they have a certain amount of power, will naturally preach these teachings and be sure that what they say is the truth. So these so-called Confucianists who work behind closed doors. I! No, you don't! What this country needs is a scholar who can practice and combine with books, and this is what I need, both are indispensable! ”

Everyone was silent, what Li Jie said was too informative, and it was simply against the sky for this era. But every sentence is so reasonable that it is impossible to refute it. Li Jie watched them throw another bomb, "I think there is a sentence that hurts everyone's self-esteem, but I still decided to say it because I don't think I was wrong." That is, useless is a scholar! The crowd was stunned, and the crowd was angry. Li Jie waved his hand, "Listen to me." Everyone was quiet and stared at Li Jie angrily. Li Jie said, "Chang'an City is magnificent, can you and other scholars participate in the planning and construction, and can you participate in the design of the clothes you wear?" You can participate in the cooking test if you eat delicious food. You can participate in the design of the carriage with a novel style. You can participate in all aspects of people's lives. No! You only pay attention to poetry and songs, and only pay attention to court battles. But what does this have to do with people's livelihood! And the crowd fell silent again! Li Jie added another knife: "To be honest, you are more like parasites, what I need is a scholar who thinks about increasing the yield of Datang's farmland!" What I need is a scholar who is busy and busy for the smooth road of Datang! What I need is a scholar who works hard for the development of Datang industry! What I need is a scholar who makes more advanced weapons for Datang! “

One of them arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, a scholar can educate all people!" Li Jie smiled, "Educate the people? Fart! The fools are pretty much the same! To educate all the people, I only need a strict punishment law, a strict punishment law that everyone abides by! Listen clearly, it's everyone who obeys! Because everyone will have selfishness, and the status of people determines the harm of selfishness. Educate people with thoughts? It's a big joke, do those corrupt officials read less? Do those great Confucians of the family read less? Do those rebellious generals read less? Don't forget, Huang Chao is also a scholar, but when he kills people, I'm afraid that some generals will be ashamed of themselves. And if it is a harsh law that no one dares to violate, do you think the people's behavior will still be immoral? And after a hundred years of the people have formed habits, do you think there is still a need for the people to be educated? ”

"There are tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of readers in the world, but what have these readers done? What is the benefit of studying those books all day long? Is it hundreds of thousands of thinkers who are good for this country, or hundreds of thousands of doers who are good for the country, if the people who read are going to study what people need, do you think there will be a huge change in this country! Everyone has their own value, and your value is your mind. Because you will think, your thinking will determine the future of this country, your thinking will determine the future of people! I don't need thinkers, and I don't want either! There are thousands of ideas for thousands of people, and no one is an exception. And the people of our country only need to obey the laws of this country, respect those who contribute to the country, and just love everything about this country. I am not imprisoned by thought, nor can I be imprisoned. But all missionaries must be supervised, because faith inevitably produces blind obedience, and blind obedience is harmful to the lives of the people, and to the nation! Li Jie stopped and looked at it and said, "Who else has a problem now!" ”

The room was extremely quiet, and Li Jie was waiting and gambling. But he knew that he would win, because even if these people didn't follow him, his words would have some impact on them, even if it was small, and even if they were only a small influence, it would change history a little. Finally someone spoke, "Your Highness, can you wait a few days for me?" Li Jie smiled, "Yes, a few sons can think about it for a few days." "Then he bowed his hand," the king said first. Everyone stood up to see each other off, and Li Jie got up and walked out of the house. Alas! It's not easy to fool people! Let's go home first! Li Jie took Xing'er Manniang back to the city, and on the way Xing'er asked, "Your Highness, will the sons stay?" Li Jie thought for a moment, "I'm not sure, but I think it will, because they see my goal, and my goal will bring them what they want." They have no way out, unless he wants to bury the countryside! Xing'er said again, "Your Highness is so able to speak, I think these sons are like stupid!" Li Jie knocked his head proudly, "Compared to what I know, they are fools!" Both girls laughed. Li Jie went to live his corrupt days again, but there was a lot of noise in the imperial village.

Chen Ziqi, Liu Qi and others have already seen Li Jie's methods, while the others are still a little hesitant. After all, Li Jie denied what they had learned all their lives, and Li Jie's theory was too advanced for them. So the servants in the imperial village saw the usually polite sons, arguing in the house and in the courtyard with thick necks regardless of their appearance. On the third day, Chen Ziqi led everyone to the hillside, looking at the blown trees and a large pit. Everyone finally agreed that Li Jie was a monarch worthy of service. And what they did was to do their best to help Li Jie accomplish his goal. As for them, they can also become heroes in the attention of everyone!