Many people don't know how deep the water is in the Ministry of Rites, and they are proud of their talents, and they enter Beijing with enthusiasm, and the final outcome is often to run into walls everywhere and make them disheartened.

After listening to Yang Nan's analysis, Li Ang also knew that before the spring of next year, if the waiter of the Ministry of Rites is not replaced, the possibility of being on the list is almost zero.

The matter has come to this point, Li Ang is not much frustrated, be content and happy, if you take the test with real skills, Li Ang knows that he can't even pass the county exam, and now he can make a good fortune, and he can also travel to Beijing at public expense.

What's more, there are still a few months left before the Ministry of Rites exam, and maybe there will be a turnaround at that time, so what the hell are you frustrated now?

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, when the genius was bright, Xiaoqiu came to tell Li Ang that Li Bai was gone.

"Gone? Where can he run early in the morning?

Li Ang got on the boat first to look for it, Yuan Danqiu said that he didn't come on the boat, and Li Ang and Xiaoqiu looked around again.

In the early morning of autumn, the countryside is full of fog, like a fairyland, did Li Da poet go to where to chant poetry.

Leon searched for a long time, and finally found him in the printing workshop. The great poet wore a white round-necked robe, like a white man, but instead of reciting poetry as Li Ang imagined, he squatted under the eaves and watched the village women bind books.

This move of the great poet made Li Ang quite interested, and it was difficult for him to say yesterday, "The picture is more difficult than easy, and it is greater than its detail; The difficult things in the world must be done in the easy, and the big things in the world must be done in the details. It is because the saint is not great in the end, so it can become great. "Did he listen?

Leon didn't immediately go over to disturb him, but observed the immortal with interest.

Li Bai asked the bound village woman a few words from time to time, and the village woman knew that he was a "university scholar" and answered them one by one.

Then, Li Bai took a walk with his hands in his hands.

Finally, when he was going to visit the printing room. The steward Gao Chengcai stopped him and said in embarrassment: "Scholar Li, this ...... You are a distinguished guest, you shouldn't have stopped it....... but in this house, according to the rules in the workshop, you are not allowed to visit. This ......"

"Oh? Presumptuous! Li Bai didn't have any arrogance, and immediately arched his hand to Gao Cheng, his big sleeves were long, and his movements were calm.

Only then did Li Ang walk up and said with a smile: "Scholar Li, good morning!" ”

Li Bai looked back and saw that it was Li Ang, so he bowed his hand and said, "Li Jieyuan." ”

Li Ang said to Gao Cheng: "Gao Cheng, you go, I'll show Master Li." "Li Ang is now in Shangxi Village. There is not much with the Emperor of the Earth, and no one dares to doubt his words, Li Ang's words, Gao Cheng hurriedly bowed and retreated.

"Scholar Li, the late student will accompany you in to have a look, please!"

"Thank you Li Xie Yuan for being accommodating." Li Bai was not hypocritical, and followed Li Ang into the house.

This room is rectangular in shape. Very big, after going in. Li Bai was immediately attracted by the busy and orderly scene inside.

I saw many strong men busy around a row of long tables, stacks of white paper were first cut into long strips, and then two people each held one end of the long strip of paper, pulled it tight, and put it on a long wooden box about five feet long, and then one person held a roller. Scroll briskly back and forth across the paper, and just like that, a long strip of paper is printed.

Li Bai went up to watch curiously, and Li Ang followed him and explained to him: "Look, Master Li, this long wooden box is divided into eight grids. Each grid is a page, a long strip of paper is put down, tightened and aligned with the four corners, and brushed back and forth, and the printing of eight pages is completed;

The difference with the original engraving printing is that every word in our square, like a seal, is independent, and they can be taken out and adjusted at will;

After printing a page, we don't need to engrave another page, just insert the required words as needed to form a new page. In all articles, there are actually only a few thousand words that are often used, but the order of the words is different.

When encountering some rare characters, we only need to ask the carver to temporarily engrave them. Theoretically, as long as we have a set of words, no matter what book we want to print, we can print it quickly, without having to engraving page by page;

In this way, our printing costs can be reduced several times, and the price of books will drop accordingly, and theoretically, the number of people who can afford books in the entire Datang will increase tenfold, or even more. ”

Li Bai looked at it and sighed: "Li Xie Yuan is indeed an extraordinary person, such a whimsical idea is really breathtaking." ”

Li Ang smiled: "This is actually just from the subtlety of some improvements, to put it bluntly, it is worthless, but it does cause subversive changes to the entire printing industry, perhaps, this is the "Lao Tzu" said that the picture is more difficult than easy, for greater than its detail, is not a saint in the end, so it can become big." ”

Li Ang mentioned this sentence again, Li Bai listened thoughtfully, and then he waved Li Ang's body and sighed: "There are some truths that everyone is familiar with, but there are very few people who can really practice them with action." How could I not? Li Jieyuan, Li was taught today! ”

"University Shi Wan Mo is like this, please get up quickly." Li Ang went up and grabbed his arm and said, "As the saying goes, the ruler is short, and the inch is long." People in the world have their own strengths, and scholars don't have to be humble. Come on, come on, take a look at this side again, this is where the movable type is stored. ”

Li Ang said and led Li Bai to the wall, the entire wall was almost completely occupied by large and small storage cabinets, which were classified by radicals, rows of wooden exceptions, marked with different words, and the corresponding words were stored in the wooden grid, and there were dozens of common words, and a few rare words could be prepared.

When the wooden characters are taken out, the movable characters are like seals, neatly embedded in the wooden grid.

A steward took the original and read it word by word, and every time he read a word, the other person dragged out the wooden lattice in which the word was stored, took off the word, and embedded it in a rectangular printing plate;

In the process of embedding the words, the steward looked carefully on the side, and after the entire printing plate was embedded, the steward took the book and went up again to check it word by word to ensure that the embedded words were accurate.

The first page over there has not yet been printed, and the second page here is ready, so it is true.

After visiting the printing workshop, Li Bai was still unsatisfied. Li Ang suddenly had an idea, so he smiled and said: "Scholar, I have an idea in my later life, I want to publish a biography of Scholar Li." ”

"Biography?" Li Bai was a little stunned.

Biography He knows that this is usually only in the official history, and there are historians who give personal biographies, and in the official history, personal biographies are usually only a few hundred words. Leon now says that he will give him a copy, note that it is "a biography", which is unprecedented!

Li Ang said with a smile: "The scholar is amazingly talented, he is a thousand years of immortal people, your poems are ancient and modern, and are sought after by countless people, many people do not hesitate to run all over the river in order to see the scholar, and go through a lot of hardships to catch up with the scholar;

The words and deeds of university scholars will be an incomparably precious gift not only for the present, but also for future generations. Therefore, the late student came up with the idea of publishing an autobiography for Scholar Li. ”

Everyone loves to listen to good words, and Li Ang held Li Bai so high, of course he was very useful in his heart. Moreover, in the official history, most of the people who are qualified to pass on independently are princes and generals of previous dynasties, or at least celebrities with great influence.

As the saying goes, geese have left their voices, and people have left their names. Being able to set up his own biography is the dream of many people, and Li Bai is an exception.

He stroked his beard under his palate over and over again, and pondered for a while before asking, "Does Li Jieyuan really intend to set up a biography for me?" ”

"Of course it's true." Li Ang saw that he was moved, and he was very happy, Li Bai, his life deeds have been asked by future generations for generations, if he can really leave a detailed autobiography of Li Bai for future generations, this is a great contribution to Chinese culture.

Of course, in terms of realistic economic benefits, Li Bai's autobiography can definitely make a lot of money, Li Bai's fans can be said to be all over the world, to give two examples:

In order to meet Li Bai, Wang Lun wrote a letter to lie to Li Bai that there were "ten miles of peach blossoms and ten thousand hotels" in his hometown. ”

Wei Wan, who lived in Wangwu Mountain, was a native of Wangwu Mountain, in order to see Li Bai, he traveled thousands of miles to Tiantai Mountain, and chased him to Guangling, only to finally meet him, and he can be described as a super fan of Li Bai.

Just imagine, if Li Bai's autobiography is published, it won't be a big sale!

"Master Li has traveled all over the world and written countless gorgeous poems. In his later life, he wanted to ask Mr. Li to write down what he had visited, seen, and felt in his life, including the mountains, rivers, landforms, customs, and feelings of various places, and the more detailed the better;

Of course, all of Scholar Lee's poems should be included, including the singing and harmonizing works of which friend in what year, place, and with them. The autobiography is divided into two volumes, the first volume from the birth of the scholar to the present entry into Shu;

Scholars are requested to write the first volume as soon as possible, and the late students will be responsible for publishing it in the world, and the costs will be borne by the late students. After the autobiography is printed, the income from the sale of the world, after deducting the printing expenses, eighty percent will go to the university scholars, and the printing workshop will only take two percent.

You are a scholar, you are an immortal, unfettered, destined not to live in a corner, you just have to travel the world, with a note, and then send it to Shangxi Village, it is estimated that the later students will get from the book alone, enough to ensure that the future life of the scholar is worry-free. ”

"Li Xie Yuan ......." Li Bai, who has always been free and easy, didn't know what to say for a while, wrote books and made speeches, and published his works in the world, which literati and writers didn't want to, but they could only think about it, in the past, to print a book, the cost was frighteningly high, and not everyone could afford it.

According to what Li Ang said, he doesn't have to bear any costs, he can stand up for himself, spread it widely in the world, and he can get the corresponding remuneration, which can ensure a worry-free life for the rest of his life.

Although Li Bai is known as an immortal, he is not a real immortal after all, he also has to support his wife and children, and he also needs money, will he refuse the conditions that Li Ang gave him?

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