Chapter 228: Noble Gifts, Broken or Not Broken (I)

This gift is precious, not only precious, but also a headache.

Li Wei first took out two pieces of cut bamboo paper, a small box, and mysteriously opened the box, and the son made it strange, so the husband and wife had to stick out their heads and look inside. It was some copper squares, it was dark, candles were lit, and it was Yangwen (reverse character), and I didn't understand it.

Li Wei opened the small box, that is, the ink, which was not very good, because engraving printing appeared, and someone had already invented it. How to improve it a little more, Li Wei doesn't know. You can't print them one by one on the paper, it's too labor-intensive, and it may not be neat. Therefore, the method used is similar to the method of ancient times, using pine resin, wax and paper ash to make a potion, arranging the movable type in a frame, putting the medicine on it, melting it with fire, and flattening it with a flat plate. When cooled, it becomes a version.

There should be a better typesetting method, but Li Wei didn't know it.

But to provide an idea, just like a trebuchet, after the battle of Yaozhou City, the results were repeatedly tested, and the shortcomings were revealed one by one. But there are many clever soldiers who have expressed their opinions, and the shortcomings are being overcome one by one. Today's trebuchets seem to be a real long-range weapon, albeit with some drawbacks. At least half of the finished product, which turned out to be only a semi-finished product. With ideas, there are still many smart people in the world. It's not useless, it's copper movable type.

Movable type has a long history of appearing, but it is still used for a long time, that is, the material, there is clay, clay, wood, tin. The cost is low, but there are many disadvantages, including tin. Zhou Bida of the Song Dynasty also used copper once, but gave up because it was too expensive. Not only is the material expensive, but the molding of the plate is also more troublesome. In the final analysis, it's just that the cost is high at the beginning, and after it is done, it is not easy to wear out, the melting agent is fast, and the font is not easy to deform. As long as you take care of it when not in use.

It's a simple truth, but it's been centuries along the way......

I didn't understand very much, I saw my son apply ink, print it on paper, take the version away after printing, and then paint and reprint. Then show it to Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. Because of the short time, the production is troublesome, and I want to make work, I don't want to alarm others, so there are not many movable types made. A song "Guan Ju", the other is the punctuation and paragraph description.

Without looking at the movable type, Li Zhi pointed to the paper and said, "This is ......"

"This is to allow readers to better understand the knowledge in the book, and it is not easy to disagree."

Punctuation and segmentation are good, but once this thing appears, it causes a storm no less than a tornado. Now the articles are connected together, using a stop sign and not using a stop sign are immediately the same thing, and using a full stop and using a question mark are two different meanings. Not to mention a tome, even a "Analects" may have more than 100,000 interpretations. Together with the "big gift", it was given to my father, so that my father and the Confucian students had a headache. Li Wei didn't plan to care.

Li Zhi immediately thought of it and said, "There will be a lot of trouble......"

"Father, although it is troublesome, it may be possible for future readers to quickly and correctly understand the meaning of the book."

"But what are you?"

Li Wei put the version on the candle and roasted it, and then removed it one by one.

"Bring it," Li Zhi sighed.

Li Wei handed it over, Li Zhi put it in front of his eyes, his eyes were not very good, so he could only see things like this. Then he said, "It's a little expensive and troublesome." ”

"Father, it's a fact that some things are expensive, and they may not be troublesome. In fact, it is not expensive, if it is to print one or two books, it will definitely be expensive, but printing tens of millions of books is extremely cheap and faster. Expensive is also the beginning, after the word mold, no matter what book can be printed, do not occupy space, as long as the words are made into a good mold, the commonly used words cast more molds, and the cold words cast less molds. In fact, it is more expensive, and it is also the salary of casting molds, and the copper is still there. There is also bamboo paper, once the price of bamboo paper drops again, the price of books will be so low that ordinary people can really afford it. ”

Li Zhi was muttering, whether it can be cheap or not, it is not his son who has the final say, but also let the officials of the Ministry of Industry test and improve. I mainly think about another question, since ancient times, there may be love for the people, and prevarication is also, why is Buddhist karma popular. This is the policy of fooling the people, although the son is good, this verse is not very clear. What will happen if all the people are civilized?

Li Wei didn't know, and continued: "Father, ordinary people can read books, and the significance is not trivial. Famous and wealthy families are dominant, and the annexation is serious, which has become the cancer of the country. The reason why they are dominant is because they control the resources and can read books. If you can read books, there are more people, and there are more officials who are officials in the imperial court. As a result, the family can be strengthened even more. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. But what if books are cheaper? All the people can read, and the talents among the people can also stand out, so that the famous family cannot stand alone. Father, you can truly take the heroes of the world into your pocket as Emperor Zu Taizong said. That is the antidote to the spread of annexation. ”

It's not that simple, but when books are really cheap enough to reach a decent price, it will in a sense offset the fact that the major families are dominant.

It is also very unfair to say this, mainly because of the ability of society to create wealth. In fact, even in famous families, in peacetime, children and grandchildren are multiplying rapidly, and some big families can even have tens of thousands of children, even exceeding the speed of their wealth accumulation. Except for the head of the family and a few real descendants, many of the children are also having a shabby life. But once books are cheaper, not only can they bring more talents to the country, they can quickly spread culture and technology, and their significance is even more significant than the replacement of one generation to some extent.

Li Zhi couldn't make a decision for a while, and he couldn't decide whether it was like what his son said. Therefore, he said: "This matter will be discussed later." ”

But the lettering and two sheets of printed paper were accepted.

Then he said loudly: "Gao Yizhong, serve tea." ”

An old eunuch brought tea, Li Zhi took a sip of tea, and said: "Yaozhou sent a newspaper from the palace, saying that it is not a long time, and the chieftains of the barbarian tribes have gathered and are coming to the capital, what do you think?" ”

"This is unlikely," Li Wei immediately shook his head, if the big tribe is okay, like there are some small tribes, that is, a village, what kind of capital to enter, it is estimated that even the travel expenses will not be able to raise money, do you want the imperial court to pay out of pocket, can afford it, but also entertain, and even for the sake of face, some rewards, plus it will inevitably bring an entourage, more than a thousand patriarchs will come, at least four or five thousand people will come, how much will it cost. If you get the sweetness, if you come to worship once or twice a year, it will become a huge burden for the imperial court.

"Why?"

Li Wei told him what he saw in the southwest, and even said that some small tribes only had a few hundred people and dared to call themselves kings, Wu Zetian was happy. It's not angry, it's not worth being angry, it's funny.

"Not really, the newspaper said there were only about 300 people."

"That's possible, leaving the entourage, there are about three hundred people, only about a few dozen patriarchs, and it is possible that they are all local tribes. These tribes can be a little wooed, and when they arrive in the capital, they can send people to entertain them, and then reward them with some cloth. ”

"Well," Li Zhi closed his eyes and said again, "What about the bird?" ”

Stunned for a moment, what bird? I was stunned again, why did I bring this matter up again? suddenly understood, although he told the truth, but it was spread very ruthlessly among the people, and his father was still not down-to-earth. did not avoid the old eunuch, it seems that this Gao Yizhong is his father's cronies, so he said: "Father, I am afraid that people will find out, and the child sent someone to dismantle it that night." Not many people know. But father, if you are curious, the child can send someone to make one again, not to support it with a wooden stick, but just in the shape of a ball, and the matter spreads, and the barbarians may not be able to think of it. But if the father wants to see it, he must promise the child one thing. ”

"Tell me."

"Father can't climb up with curiosity." This thing is not like a hydrogen balloon, it may burn, it may explode, as long as the stitching place, rope, and hanging blue are carefully inspected, it is basically foolproof. But who can board, but the father can't. It will make people impeached small, and it will also make a fuss.

"Why?"

"Father, it's better not to make the child." Seeing his father's eager expression, Li Wei said honestly: "Although that thing is very safe, it may rise to nearly ten times the height of the Hanyuan Palace. Father, as soon as you ascend to the throne, you have to be attacked by ministers, and you can make a fuss for some people with ulterior motives. The child has no interest, he just wants our family to be harmonious and beautiful, and nothing else to ask for. ”

To put it pitifully, Li Zhi still had some shadows in his heart, which also amused him. said: "You send someone to get it out first, I just take a look." ”

"Let the Mother Queen's testify."

"Okay."

But not necessarily, I hope that when some people impeach, my father will not forget the promise made tonight. Li Wei was a little worried, cheered up, and said: "Father, the child saw the peacock in the palace beautifully, and it happened to go to the south, and most of the barbarians in the alliance were happy, so when I heard the child mention it, I caught more than 20 peacocks for the child. The child is brought back to the capital, can you give some to the child? By the way, give the second brother and the third brother, one pair of each of them. ”

That is, ten, and eleven, but I'm afraid it's a little difficult to raise, and six have died all the way back. In fact, it is a promise to Bi'er, but it can't be said. Inconsequential.

"You brought it, you can arrange it." Li Zhi said. There were originally a few in the Daming Palace, and there were more than a dozen, and Li Zhi didn't care. Besides, it's just rare, not a symbol of great treasure.

"Thank you, father." Li Wei took the guards to get the peacock. Led ten healthy ones out, and sent guards to send eight to Li Xian and them, a small surprise. Then take the peacock back to the East Palace. A group of people in the East Palace had long been eager for it, and Bi'er ignored the etiquette and threw herself into his arms at once, crying loudly.

"You stupid girl, why are you crying when you come back safely?"

"The concubine is so worried, so scared."

This is the intention, even if Yang Min is better now, it is not as good. Li Wei touched her hair and said, "Don't cry, see that Gu has brought you good things." ”

Led her to the peacock, in fact, Guan Wan'er and Wei Yue first happily walked around him, but finally they were small, and they couldn't help it, so they had already run over to watch. Shangguan Wan'er said: "It's so beautiful. ”

Wei Yue also clapped her little hands and said, "I like it so much." ”

Feeding all the way, he was not afraid of people, stretched out his small mouth, and wanted to peck Wei Yue's hand, Wei Yue was so frightened that he shrank his neck and said, "Don't bite me." ”

"It's not a bite, it's a peck." Shangguan Wan'er immediately corrected it.

Then the two little loli jumped around happily.

It's just that Bi'er is still holding his hand tightly, as if she is afraid that she will run away as soon as she lets go. But Li Wei suddenly said in his heart: Oh no. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***) to vote for recommendation, ***, your support is my biggest motivation. )

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