Hearing the voice, Han Rui walked out quickly, surrounded by a few smiling carvers, came to the hall, only to see the old carver with white eyebrows and beard yesterday, holding a page of tissue paper in his hand, smiling, unable to close his mouth, seeing Han Rui coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and said excitedly: "School Shulang, it's done, look at ......"

Han Rui took the notepaper and watched, the handwriting was neat and clear, there was no trace of smudge, nodded lightly, looked towards the bookcase, there was a printing plate there, and hurriedly approached to look at it, the surface was engraved, the small wooden blocks of the same size were lined up with a plate frame, and the surface was coated with a layer of ink.

With a smile on his face, Han Rui asked, "It's good, when you did it, you didn't encounter any difficulties, right?" ”

"Yes." Adhering to the simple characteristics of the technician's surname, a carver hurriedly said: "The texture of the wood is dense and uneven, the carving is difficult, and the size is slightly different, leaving some gaps, the characters can not be pieced together, and they cannot be typed." ”

"Moreover, it is not easy to disassemble the character block after pasting it with grease."

"Just to make this version, it took us half a day's work, if it is engraving, we have engraved more than ten pages so far, I feel that it is not as convenient as engraving."

“……”

A group of carvers expressed their opinions, Han Rui listened carefully, stretched out his hand to comfort everyone, and said with a smile: "Wooden movable type is a new thing...... Let's put it this way, just like when you first learned to engrave, every time you carve a word, I'm afraid it will take an hour or two, and it is not good-looking, and it is a waste of effort, but slowly become familiar with it, naturally it does not take so long. ”

The profound and cumbersome explanation, the carvers may not understand, but Han Rui's simple metaphor, they understand it, and they also feel that it makes sense, Han Rui saw it, and continued to smile: "The first version, you spent a long time, but the second version, some of the words are available in the first version, no need to engrave them separately, go down in turn, I believe that with the increase of the number of words, in the end, there is no need for you to carve it by hand, as long as you pick the words and arrange them." ”

Everyone nodded, and Han Rui said: "Of course, some things are easy to say, but when you actually do it, you will definitely encounter some small problems, but you can't waste food because of choking, there are thorns in the fish, so we can remove the thorns, and you can taste the tender and delicious meat." ”

"The school secretary has a point." The old carver stood up and said: "Now I'm tired, after all the characters are carved, everyone can worry about it, and they don't have to work so hard." ”

With his eyes moving slightly, Han Ruiyang said: "Everyone works with peace of mind, but recently it has been idle, I heard that there is such a fast printing method, Your Majesty is happy, ready to print tens of thousands of volumes, and distribute them to various states and counties, after the matter is completed, there will definitely be a reward." ”

The reason why there is no empty check is mainly that Han Rui suddenly thought that after having movable type printing, it may make those engravers feel that they have lost their jobs and are unwilling to work hard, so they naturally have to give incentives.

However, Han Rui did not understand the actual situation, those carvers belong to the craftsman's nationality, even if they are retired, they are also supported by the imperial court, there is no possibility of losing their jobs, I heard that there is no need to engrave in the future, they are full of motivation, and there is no need for other incentives, of course, when they heard that the emperor will have a reward, they are naturally more excited, and they are busy working.

After watching for a while, I found that the carvers were serious about carving, and then sawed it open, repaired it with a knife, and the movements were very skillful, it can be seen that they were not lying, yesterday it was indeed busy for most of the day, natural practice makes perfect, nodding secretly, Han Rui turned around and said: "Boss, Ma Hao may have been transferred, and before there is no new scribe to take care of it, this place will be handed over to you to take care of." ”

After a few words, seeing that the old carver should be accepted, Han Rui also said goodbye and left, anyway, staying would not help much, but it was extremely unsightly, so he simply left, and returned to the secretary and supervisor, a group of colleagues have heard the news of Han Rui's addition, no matter what they think in their hearts, but on the surface, they congratulate in unison.

Han Rui humbly returned the salute, and without waiting for everyone to blackmail, he asked them to attend the dinner party tomorrow, which was lively, after all, it was in the government office, and everyone was not easy to indulge, and when they saw Han Rui's knowledge, they forgave him, and returned to the table one after another to do their own things.

Han Rui's position is in the corner of the room, and he needs to be near the window to see it, and he is not afraid of the staring of the imperial historian, and after sitting down, he supported his arm on the case, and his chin was slightly supported by his palm, and he carefully considered what had just happened.

After thinking about it for a long time, maybe it was because human beings were biased towards their own natural surname, or maybe they felt that they were not wrong, so Han Rui was relieved, the matter was originally promoted by himself, but Ma Hao went to the book first, and he was somewhat suspected of stealing the credit, but he didn't expect His Majesty to be wise and see through his little tricks, and it is understandable to attribute it to himself...... Well, that's the case, Han Rui nodded, picked up the pen and paper, and worked seriously, according to the summary of later generations, if there is something busy, it is a good thing, I am afraid that there is nothing to do, then it will be a tragedy, and it is an errand assigned by the emperor, I don't know how many people have to fight to do it, isn't this how the credit and achievements of the promotion are obtained.

The next day, Han Rui's new residence, quite lively, because it is renting, there is no need to make everyone know, a small area of lively can be, the moving ceremony is naturally simplified as much as possible, no need to choose auspicious, directly move the bed and mattress and the like, sacrifice to the gods of the four directions, put two strings of firecrackers, even if the procedure is completed.

Around the time of Shen, Han Rui took leave of work in advance and greeted guests in front of his new home, a group of colleagues and friends, regardless of whether they were close or distant from each other, were invited to come to the banquet, in the name of housewarming, to congratulate Han Rui on his promotion, but in Han Rui's opinion, most of these people came for free food and drink.

"Twenty-one Lang, this hurts people." Qian Feng shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid that people will hear it." ”

"What are you afraid of, drink two glasses of wine, won't it be warm." Han Rui said with a smile, feeling that the guests were almost here, so he returned to the backyard with Qian Feng and ordered the servants to put on a banquet.

“…… Walk slowly, no problem, next time you please, continue...... Once drunk, you will rest. ”

"Eh, help you get on the horse...... Really? Be careful not to fall! ”

"Tongxi, Tongxi, you are also soon, Ming said that the official was promoted to three levels......"

No wonder there is an old saying that it is easy to invite God and it is difficult to send God, Han Rui has now fully appreciated it, and finally sent the guests away, but he felt more tired than moving, and ordered the servants to clean up the banquet case, with a little drunkenness, Han Rui returned to the hall, several relatives were here, and took the hangover soup handed by Zheng Nao, Han Rui swallowed it in one gulp, and a gentle warm current calmed the hot stomach and intestines, but it was a little comfortable.

"Are you feeling better?" Zheng Naoyue asked softly, took out a fragrant silk handkerchief, and gently wiped the hot sweat on Han Rui's forehead.

Han Rui smiled: "It's much better." ”

The deep affection shown by the two of them is obvious to everyone, and it is not strange to see it, they look at each other and smile, at this time in the past, most of them would find an excuse to leave, but now it is a little abnormal, especially Qian Xu and Han Hui, as if they have something to say.

The two looked at each other and signaled to each other, and finally Han Hui spoke: "Lang Jun, Qian Lang has something to tell you." ”

Cunning, Qian Xu glared, Han Hui stroked his green beard, as if he didn't see it, Han Rui was slightly stunned, looked at the two of them, vaguely, a little noticed, and said softly: "Uncle, are you going back?" ”

"Go back! Aye, where are you going? Hearing the meaning of the words, Qian Feng exclaimed, but he was a little sober.

"Nonsense, of course, it's going back to Yangzhou's home, where can I go." Qian Xu was slightly dissatisfied, glared at Qian Feng, sighed and said: "It's been more than half a year since I came out, and if I don't go back, I don't know what the chaos will look like at home." ”

It's not that everyone is as indifferent to the countryside as Han Rui, so Qian Feng didn't dissuade him, but just muttered: "Anyway, it's been so long, and it's not a few months, or if I pass the selection of the officials, it's not too late to leave." ”

"Go back now, the speed is faster, and you can still catch up with the Qingming Ancestors, at that time, everything is too late." Qian Xu said, and the Zheng family next to him also nodded in agreement, seeing that his parents insisted on their attitude and were concerned about filial piety, Qian Feng had nothing to say.

Han Rui opened his mouth and asked at the right time, "Uncle Hao, you have also decided to leave." ”

Han Hui nodded, and didn't explain, what should have been said had already been said, two or three months, no matter how Han Rui persuaded him, he didn't change his mind, it can be seen that his will to return to Yangzhou was unswerving, Han Rui sighed softly, and now he was not ready to be hypocritical, and said helplessly: "When will we start, we will send you." ”

"After three days." Qian Xu said with a smile: "We are lucky, there is a merchant ship ready to go south to Yangzhou, do not stop on the way, if the trip is smooth, we can return in a month." ”

Han Rui was silent, his mood was faintly sad, diluting the joy of being promoted to an official, Qian Feng was the same, frowning and saying, "It's so fast, it's good to stay for a few more days." ”

"Silly boy, I'm going to leave anyway, what's the difference." patting Qian Feng's head, Zheng said kindly: "When you pass the selection and return to your hometown, A-Niang will give you a surprise." ”

What kind of surprise, most of them are trying to tell themselves about their family, Qian Feng has a bitter face, and he wants to stop talking.

"Boy, what an expression, not happy." Qian Xu bluffed: "Look at Twenty-one Lang, ...... younger than you"

The cliché has been repeated many times, Qian Feng was depressed, and he didn't dare to refuse outright, he was even more sad, sure enough, his happiness was always based on the pain of others, seeing Qian Feng so depressed, Han Rui's heart was much more refreshed.

After a deep groan, Han Rui turned his head sideways and said, "Yo'er, Uncle Hao is leaving, you have worked hard in the past two days, buy more gifts......"

"Don't worry, husband, I understand......" Zheng Naoyue agreed softly.

Han Hui hurriedly said: "Lang Jun, young lady, you don't have to break the bank. ”

"Uncle Hao, it's not just you, the elders and villagers in the village, everyone is not lacking." Han Rui said: "After being away from home for so long, I can only do my best like this. ”

"Lang Jun has grown up." Han Hui was pleased, and suddenly said: "It's time to take a table ......."

(To be continued)