Tang Dian and Tang Zi came over this time, of course, not a simple visit, but with a clear purpose, and the root cause was the reward that Chen Zhi promised in public on the edge of the execution ground that day.

In fact, in the past two days, there have been fierce arguments and disputes within the Tang family.

As an old family, although the Tang family has declined due to the relationship between the former Taishou, the number of people in the entire family is still large, and the internal interests are also complex and abnormal.

The sale of the white paper before was assigned to the Tang family, and the family also saw the value inside, and there was a round of internal competition, and through the prestige of Tang Taigong, the benefits were finally divided.

At the same time, before the war, they arranged a lot of manpower, carried out promotion work, and opened up several trade routes, and also made preparations for both, if Chen Zhi wins, it is natural to continue to cooperate, even if Chen Zhi is defeated, they have already contacted some people, thinking of directly taking over the paper mill, kicking Chen Zhi away, and taking charge of the white paper business themselves.

For this reason, on those trade routes, they planted people everywhere, and did not let the people of the Chen family interfere, just waiting for the benefits to be reaped after the war.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhi took these out as dates and gave them to other families together, which made the Tang family have a lot of confusion and disputes, although Chen Zhi also came up with a new reward at that time, or a compensation plan, but before getting the exact content, the Tang family was still cautious.

"I hope Taishou can understand that the Tang family is a big family after all."

Tang Dian admitted his intentions and asked for forgiveness.

Chen Zhi said: "The person who wants to seek understanding should be me, it was originally a good thing to say to the Tang family, but it has changed, it is my fault." ”

Tang Zi said at this time: "Taishou doesn't have to say this, after all, this paper is actually the Chen family's thing, not my Tang family's, how can you take it for granted?" At the beginning, Taishou did not promise, this matter was only done by my Tang family, but I just said that my family would bear it first, not to mention, I also know the situation, these days, all families are dissatisfied in their hearts, this future is a hidden danger, if it is chaotic, my Tang family will not be able to escape, the same will be involved, it is better to find something to appease. ”

He took two steps forward and arched his hand: "The families of this generation of counties, of course my Tang family knows that if they can't come up with tangible benefits, they will never be willing to back down, and the various upgrades of the county have long been almost generalized by several major families, that is, the new generation of county paper opened up by Taishou, this thing has proven its value, and all families can accept it, and it will be replaced with something else, or if Taishou comes up with something, other families may not believe it, and it will definitely not have the current effect." ”

When Tang Dian heard this, he nodded in response: "That's exactly the reason." ”

Chen Zhi couldn't help but look at this Tang Zilai.

In the current situation, Tang Zi's words cannot be said to be the best choice, but it is definitely a smart choice.

Since it is already a fait accompli and cannot be changed, then instead of complaining about Chen Zhi, it is better to retreat and move forward, showing a deep understanding of righteousness, after all, today is not the same as before, Chen Zhi is no longer the newcomer, a little means, to grasp the Taishou of the Daijun family, but after several wars, leveling a county, the master of the military and political integration, the Tang family has to be restrained in speaking, be careful, and take no fault as the first choice.

However, this Tang Zi still faintly pointed out in the end, and the plan that Chen Zhi temporarily came up with, other families may not be able to believe it, so in the same way, the Tang family is also taking risks.

Such a reminder is undoubtedly emphasizing the Tang family's intentions for Chen Zhi and stimulating Chen Zhi's guilt.

Naturally, although Chen Zhi knew that the Tang family was behind some small moves, he had to admit that this method was appropriate, and after nodding, he said: "Don't worry, the two options I proposed, no matter which one, will not disappoint you." ”

When Tang Dian heard this, he finally put his mind at ease, and then pondered for a while before asking: "The two things mentioned by Taishou, I understand what the cave said, but the famous ceramics today are nothing more than the blue glazed porcelain of the Yue kiln, which is the top grade of the top grade, but it is all produced in Jiangzuo, if it is not produced by Huiji, the porcelain in other places is listed as the next grade." ”

Tang Zi added on the side: "The porcelain required for the imperial court to worship is mostly produced by the Yue kiln, and the favorite of the dignitaries and nobles is also the Jiangzuo cave, such as the Ou kiln, Wuzhou kiln and other places are also selected, which is the instrument of the middle grade. ”

In just a few sentences, it reflects that the uncle and nephew of the Tang family have an understanding of the ceramic industry, and they obviously have done enough homework before coming.

Chen Zhi nodded and said: "What the two of you said is true, this firing method is the foundation of these places, and it will not be easily leaked, so my firing method is different from these ones, it is out of a new law, and I am confident that it can be overridden!" ”

There is an unquestionable flavor in his words, and there is a strong self-confidence in it, which comes from the technical gap that is hundreds or thousands of years ahead.

This method of firing ceramics has a certain use in troubled times, especially at this time.

"However," the uncle and nephew of the Tang family were still worried, and Tang Zi immediately came back to his senses when he opened his mouth, and explained: "We naturally won't doubt Taishou's ability, just look at the Daijun paper to know how powerful, but the quality of this ceramics is sometimes not only decided by itself, but also sought after by others......"

"That's right," Chen Zhi nodded, "but that's a case where there is not much difference, and it is necessary to distinguish the good from the bad through famous experts and experts, but if there is an obvious difference, it will naturally be different, and isn't it the same for this generation of county paper?" In a short period of time, it became famous, and when the time comes, the name of the kiln can also be imitated! ”

Tang Dian and Tang Zi glanced at each other, and both of them were quite moved.

However, they are reluctant to decide immediately, after all, there is another option that has not been clarified.

Chen Zhi saw the thoughts of the two of them, and said with a smile: "Of course, if you think that Chen is talking nonsense, you don't need to worry, as long as you decide to participate in the firing, then of course I will let you see the finished product before making a decision, not to mention, in addition to this matter, you can also choose the printing method." ”

Tang Dian immediately took the opportunity to ask: "We can all understand this firing method, but what is the mystery of this sealing method, I hope Taishou can say it clearly." ”

Chen Zhi smiled and said: "This seal method is actually not a rare thing, I don't know if Tang Jun has ever seen that Taoist big wooden seal?" ”

"Taishou said, but the Taoist real person used to print the wooden seal of the talisman and the talisman seal?" Tang Dian nodded, "I have seen it before, this seal is quite large, there are lines carved under it, it looks like an enlarged seal, I heard that there are also people from the Buddhist family now, scholars will woodcut Buddha statues and regiments, with ink on the front of the sutra or above the scriptures." ”

"Tang Junguo is well-informed," Chen Zhi nodded, "The seal method I mentioned is exactly related to this." ”

"Is it a big wooden seal like this?" Tang Zi thought about it, but shook his head, "Forgive me for being stupid, no matter how many engravings there are, I'm afraid that only real people and people from the Buddhist family will need it, ordinary scholars have their own rules, and they will definitely not use such a huge thing." ”

This statement is very euphemistic, to put it bluntly, this thing is too big, not beautiful, looks too earthy, and has a low price, and there is no market at all in the circle of scholars.

This also reflects Tang Zi's sensitivity to market trends and navigation.

Chen Zhi said: "No, but using a similar printing method to rub the article." ”

"Oh?" When Tang Dian heard this, he finally became a little interested, "I want to hear about it." ”

"The two of you should know that there are many southerners in the city now," Chen Zhi was not verbose, and directly said the key, "What these people need is nothing more than Chen's general dictionary, but to write it by manpower, it is the usual way of thinking, and it takes at least ten days and half a month to write a book, which is only one, but the people who come to seek it are far beyond this number, and it takes a lot of time to transcribe it afterwards, and there may be errors and omissions, so you can use this rubbing method to quickly and quickly and accurately rub it down." ”

"I see, but what's so special about this method?" Tang Dian frowned, feeling that the place couldn't be figured out.

This is also normal, after all, it is something that has not been touched in the past, and it is still in contact hundreds of years in advance, where can you figure out the key?

Not to mention hundreds of years, it is the future generations, and the scientific and technological achievements before and after ten years are all very different, and what Chen Zhi mentioned is a terrifying weapon that has promoted the development of human civilization and changed the map of knowledge-

Typography!

In the eyes of later generations, perhaps printing is just a sparse and ordinary technology, which can be seen everywhere, and even for a period of time, paper books have a tendency to be extinct and replaced, but in ancient times, the birth of this technology is enough to be called thunder.

So much so, in the past, when Chen Zhi's authority was unstable and he didn't have enough strength, he hid this idea deeply and didn't leak it at all, at most he used the mind of papermaking.

And now, with the change of the situation, the entire Dai County has been settled, and the follow-up plan has been established, and the entire Youzhou is regarded as a target by him.

Now that we have the strength to stand up, the next step is, of course, to carry out humanitarian transformation, but it is not a simple territorial transformation, but an expansion of ideology and knowledge.

Printing was the first step.

However, although there are many theories about the origin time of printing, and even mentions of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Zhi came to this era to find that the theory of the birth of the Eastern Han Dynasty is not credible, because there are too many conditions.

Sure enough, after the initial amazement, Tang Zi immediately relied on his experience and asked questions: "The thought of Taishou is really extraordinary, I can't wait, but this big wooden seal method has a lot of defects, it is difficult to condense ink, and there is often wear, not to mention, the first page of the scripture is just that, after all, it is a whole page, just rubbing a symbol, but according to Taishou you, the printing method in your mouth does have to rub a lot of words on one page, then the paper itself is difficult to bear, maybe the wood seal falls, the ink penetrates, and the words are affected, It's vague and hard to tell. ”210