Chapter 50 Movable Type Printing

"Uncle Thirteen, look at how this thing is, can it get into your eyes. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info" Duan Jian handed the things in his hand to Wang Bingzhong, who was already stunned on the side.

After taking the few chapters handed over by Duan Jian, Wang Bingzhong read them, and the opening chapter of the Analects was clearly written, "Zi said, learn and learn from time to time.........".

Looking at the clear and upright font on it, as well as the same size and error-free text, Wang Bingzhong's mind was chaotic at this time, and there was only one thought, that is, with this convenient and fast printing tool, Duan Jian or the Wang family could not only get huge benefits from this thing, but most importantly, among scholars or scholars, they could also get the greatest prestige.

Think about it, in the past, because of the preciousness of books, those scholars or scholars, if they wanted to get a book, they could only borrow it everywhere, and then after borrowing it, they copied it word by word, but most of the time, many people's books would not be borrowed at all, which also caused many readers to get a scripture book, which was very difficult, and some families, even after several lifetimes, could not accumulate many books, which is why, in this era, The reason why many children of great families are much stronger than the children of the poor family can be said to be that in this era, books are the most valuable resource.

And now, Wang Bingzhong looked at the inconspicuous wooden strips and wooden plates in front of him, just these two inconspicuous things can easily change the pattern of the world in the future, and for a while, Wang Bingzhong was also stunned.

Looking at Wang Bingzhong who was stunned, Duan Jian's heart was very happy, since he got that shop, Duan Jian has been thinking about what business he should do in order to get the greatest benefits.

As a successful businessman in his previous life, Duan Jian was still very good at doing business, whether it was brewing some high-priced wines or doing something that was not available in this era, which could bring him huge benefits, but this was not what he wanted, because he understood that there was only one way to go in his life, that is, to become an official, and to achieve the kind of status above ten thousand people under one person, so that everyone could not easily provoke his position.

Therefore, all his current actions are for the sake of being an official, and in the end, Duan Jian will look at the cultural industry, you don't see, in the future generations, what business is the most profitable, of course, education and cultural products, just a training class, three or five months of training, you will charge twenty or thirty thousand tuition, as for how much to learn, only God knows, what calligraphy classes, English classes, and other tutoring classes for students, that is even more expensive to death.

In Datang, of course, Duan Jian is impossible to open any training classes, for the Four Books and Five Classics, he is also blind, he doesn't understand at all, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't understand the Four Books and Five Classics, he can find another way to do the cultural industry, and finally, after some exploration, he decided to make the movable type printing technology that will appear hundreds of years later in advance.

You know, the current Tang Dynasty, engraving printing is just emerging, although the engraving printing is much better than the previous word-by-word transcription, but the cost of engraving printing is still very expensive, every time a chapter is printed, it is necessary to use a carving, not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also expensive, for the average reader, it is also a very luxurious thing, and Duan Jian made this movable type printing is different, not only saves time and effort, but also cheap, can print any book on a large scale.

"Artifact, artifact, Duan Xian's nephew, in the past, I thought you were just talented and intelligent, but now that I see this artifact, I even doubt that you are a god descending to earth, otherwise how could you make such a divine object, with him, you will be able to print all kinds of books on a large scale, in this way, the originally expensive books will become quite cheap, those scholars who can't afford books at all, etc., and even ordinary people, can afford to buy them, and when the time comes, the literary style of the whole world will definitely become more intense, just......." Wang Bingzhong said here, but there was a hint of struggle on his face.

"Oh, Uncle Thirteen, please say it directly, I must be listening, I don't know if there is anything wrong at this time?" Seeing Wang Bingzhong's face, Duan Jian was also a little surprised, he originally thought that after seeing this movable type printing, Wang Bingzhong would be at a loss even if he jumped three feet high unhappily, but he didn't expect that he would show a sad look.

"It's just.... Hey, virtuous nephew, I'll tell you straight, you this thing, after you make it, can indeed make the world's literary style prosperous, many people who can't read it can read it, but have you thought about it, you say this, but you have offended many families, you see, since the former Sui, all dynasties have been suppressing the power of the family, but now, our Wang family or Cui family, as well as the five surnames and Qiwang and other families, still exist, but the rights have been reduced, why is this. Wang Bingzhong said.

Then, Wang Bingzhong looked at Duan Jian, who was a little puzzled, and then said, "The most important reason why this is the case lies in the inheritance, these families, after hundreds of years of development, have a strong inheritance, what is inheritance, books are the biggest inheritance, and after having these inheritances, the disciples of these families are much stronger than the ordinary children of the poor family, you say, all dynasties, the imperial court wants to govern the world, how should he choose, even if he is not happy, He can only choose these people from the big family to be officials, which is also the reason why the big family has always been prosperous, but if you think about it, you have made such a thing now, which is equivalent to breaking the inheritance of the big family.

In a short period of time, these families may suppress those children of the poor family because of the relationship of the background, if the time is long, there will always be some talents among the children of the poor family who stand out, and when the time comes, they will be able to slowly crowd out the people of the family, and the emperor can also use them to replace the children of the family, after a long time, the family has only one way, that is, to be wiped out, have you thought about this consequence? ”

Hearing Wang Bingzhong's words, Duan Jian showed a hideous smile on his face, and then said, "Thirteenth uncle, I have already thought about this problem, and it is precisely because I have thought about it that I must continue to do this." ”

"Why is that, do you have to fight against the family?" Wang Bingzhong said with some surprise.

"No, Uncle Thirteen is wrong, I don't want to fight against those big families, because I am not their opponent at all, but, Uncle Thirteen has thought about it, the times are changing, and affairs are also developing, just like the Zhou Dynasty back then, after the founding of the country, eight hundred princes were divided, but since Qin unified the world, why did he set up counties and counties, instead of continuing to divide them, because everyone knows that the feudal system is not suitable at all.

And now it's the same, even if we destroy this movable type printing, can we stop the destruction of the family, 'In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people. 'With the holding of the imperial examination, it is only a matter of time before the great family is replaced by the children of the Han family, and since sooner or later this is the case, why can't we use this to achieve our purpose and make him a stepping stone for us to move forward. Duan Jian said.

Duan Jian's words made Wang Bingzhong stunned, and after thinking for a long time, he shook his head and said, "This matter is very involved, I can't be the master, I can only go back to tell the elders to the fifth brother first, and only after discussion can I decide, but your thing is really good, you must take good care of it, even if you can't print books in large quantities, you can use it for our Wang family." ”

Duan Jian was not surprised by Wang Bingzhong's reaction, this is not like the afterlife, as long as you can invent something useful, there will be countless institutions and companies rushing to buy your patents, or jointly develop with you, in this Datang, if you don't have a certain force to protect yourself, then no matter what you have, as long as you are favored by others, you will either honestly present it, or, be forcibly taken away, just like Duan Jian and Wang in the original history, in the face of the strength of Lai Junchen, Duan Jian could only wear a green hat in his pocket, but he couldn't resist.

The same is true for movable type printing, if there is no powerful force behind him, just relying on Duan Jian himself, I am afraid that even if he really does it, he will not be able to save it at all, either by being forcibly taken away, or by those families whose interests have been damaged to find a way to get rid of it, so it is the safest way to pull the Wang family to do this together.

"Ah, by the way, Uncle Thirteen, since you said that this thing is useful, then it is better to pay some deposit first, so that I can let the craftsmen continue to develop it, what do you think." Duan Jian suddenly said to Wang Bingzhong, who was walking out.

Hearing Duan Jian's words, Wang Bingzhong didn't turn around, but just turned around and said, "Okay, how much do you want, just find the weekly account room when the time comes." ”

"Okay, since that's the case, thank you Uncle Thirteen, it just so happens that I haven't paid for the 1,000 yuan I bought this paper mill, and in the afternoon I just let him go to the house to find the weekly account room and calculate it together." Duan Jian said with a laugh.

As soon as Duan Jian's words were said, Wang Bingzhong, who was about to go out, felt a soft feeling in his heart, and as soon as his feet were weak, he stumbled and almost fell, but fortunately he was supported by the servants around him.

Seeing Wang Bingzhong's appearance, Duan Jian burst into laughter again.

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