Chapter 132: Paper Books
After everyone was seated, Liu Yao said, "Thank you for coming to participate in the opening of my Youzhou Academy. ”
"What Your Highness has done is for the country and the people, and we old bones should do our part." Kong Rong said with a smile.
"I really envy you, it's a blessing to be able to receive such an outstanding disciple as you now." Zheng Xuan looked at Cai Yong's mouth that couldn't be closed, and said a little sourly. Cai Yong, this time, he has gained enough face in front of these old friends.
"Master Zheng is polite, Yao doesn't dare to be." Liu Yao said modestly, and then said to Shi A, "Shi A, show the things to a few great Confucians." ”
Shi A nodded, took out more than a dozen books from his baggage, and gave one to everyone present, and on the cover was the three big characters "Three Character Classic"
Everyone took it and looked at it curiously. "Your Highness, is this paper?" Zheng Xuan said with some stumbling, already shocked in his heart. When had they ever seen such a good piece of paper? It was as smooth as silk, completely different from the paper he remembered.
"Master Zheng, yes, this is paper, but this is a new type of paper invented by my craftsmen in Youzhou. Compared with Cai Hou's invention, it is smoother, easier to write, and the cost is cheaper. Liu Yao said with a smile. You must know that the paper invented by Cai Lun is not only expensive, but also extremely difficult to write, so it has not spread in the Han Dynasty.
A group of Confucians looked at the books in their hands with excitement, which is a great treasure for the literary world. And Cai Yong also looked at Liu Yao with joy, before Liu Yao said that he wanted to give himself a big gift. But I didn't expect this gift to be not only weighty enough, but also in line with his old man's heart.
"Human nature is inherently good...... Hey, Your Highness, I don't know who wrote this three-character scripture, and why we have never read it. Sima Wei read the content of the three-character scripture and asked curiously?
"I'm not satisfied with you, this three-character scripture is just a whim I did. These three characters are easy to understand, and it is the best to use them to enlighten children. Liu Yao said casually. There was no plagiarism on his face, he was used to it anyway.
Everyone is muttering and reading the three-character scripture, and sure enough, although the meaning is very simple, but fortunately, it is catchy, and it is indeed a good teaching material for enlightenment.
However, while the other great Confucians were studying the content of the Three Character Classic, Cai Yong, who was also a calligrapher, was indeed studying the font. "Yao'er, I don't know who copied this book?" Cai Yong frowned and asked, this word looks unremarkable, but Cai Yong always feels very strange, because a person who copies it, with the change of mood, there will always be some differences, even he Cai Yong is not immune. But this book has not changed in the slightest from beginning to end, which can't help but make Cai Yong a little curious.
Liu Yao smiled when he heard this, "Teacher, why don't you exchange the books in your hands with the seniors and take a look?" ”
When everyone heard this, they all exchanged books with the people next to them. After looking at it again, I found that the current one is exactly the same as the font of the previous one, and even every subtle stroke is exactly the same.
"This ...... This...... Yao'er, this is not written by people? Cai Yong looked dumbfounded. If he can't tell now that it wasn't written by a man, then his name can be thrown away.
"Yes, this is not written by man, this is also an invention of my Youzhou, called movable type printing. It is to combine clay characters into a template, and then directly brush the ink, print directly on the paper, and then bind the paper. Therefore, these books in your hands do not need to be copied at all, and with my method, it only takes the time of tea to come out. Liu Yao said with some pride.
The crowd couldn't suppress their surprise at all, they thought that the book had been copied by humans, and therefore they were only interested in the paper. Now this movable type printing thing can actually print the books in their hands in large quantities, which means that the bamboo slip books they have used for so many years can be completely retired, so that they can be replaced with this kind of light books, which is easy to carry.
"Yao'er, what about my bamboo slips?" Cai Yong asked with some concern. After he arrived in Youzhou, those bamboo slips were "borrowed" by Liu Yao, if it weren't for the person who borrowed it was Liu Yao, he Cai Yong would have chased after him, these are all his heart.
"Don't worry, teacher, your bamboo slips are very good now, they are all templates for our Youzhou books. It won't be long before your 10,000-volume collection of books becomes like this. Liu Yao said idly, and shook the three-character scripture in his hand as he spoke.
Cai Yong was overjoyed when he heard it, he couldn't put it down for this convenient book, like reading a book before it took dozens or even hundreds of bamboo slips, it was unbearable, if there was some damage to the news, it was irreparable, every time Cai Yong was heartbroken, but now this book doesn't need to worry about damage at all, just print another one if it's broken.
"Good, good!! Yao'er, you really have a heart, this gift is really good. Cai Yong said with a smile.
"The teacher has won the prize." Liu Yao said modestly.
"Your Highness, the old man also has a lot of lonely books in his hands, I don't know if Lu Dao can also get it to Youzhou, please ...... Your Highness" Zheng Xuan said with some embarrassment, after all, this is also a request for others.
"What's the matter, the more this lone book, the better, and only in this way can the culture of my Han Dynasty be passed on forever." Liu Yao said with a smile.
"Your Highness's Righteous !!" The crowd praised in unison. But in his heart, he had already brought those lonely books to Youzhou because he couldn't go back early. I suddenly felt that this time I came to Youzhou, it was worth the trip.
"I don't know why Lu Dao Kong Beihai also came to my Youzhou, you must know that the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou have not been pacified, if you stay here at this time, aren't you afraid that Beihai will lose" Liu Yao looked at it seriously and said. If it was around this time in history, the Yellow Turban Guan Hai had surrounded Beihai, and at that time, it was still Tai Shici who killed the enemy general on a single horse, so that the Beihai could be lifted. And now that Tai Shici is under his command, how can this Beihai be able to defend against Guan Hai.
As soon as Kong Rong heard Liu Yao's accusation, he immediately explained, "Your Highness Qiqi, Xia Guan received three great talents a few days ago, and with their help, Beihai is now peaceful, and even Guan Hai, the leader of the Yellow Turban, has been killed. And those yellow scarves were also incorporated by my Beihai. ”
"Great talent......" Liu Yao didn't have a trace of doubt in his heart when he heard this, this Guan Hai's martial arts are not low, and the person who can kill him is definitely not a nameless. But it was impossible for him Liu Yao to directly ask who these three people were, but the figures of the two people flashed in his heart, and then they disappeared in a flash.
"It turns out that I blamed Kong Beihai by mistake, and I think Kong Beihai is here to make a loss." Liu Yao said casually.
"Don't dare, don't dare, Your Highness is also for the country and the people, how dare I blame it." Kong Rong hurriedly said.
Liu Yao looked at the sky outside the window, and saw that the sun was about to set, so he said, "Seniors, it's not too early, why don't you go and rest early, there will be this business tomorrow!" ”
When everyone heard this, they said goodbye to Liu Yao one by one, turned around and left.
"You'an, Genju, please wait a minute" At this time, Liu Yao stopped Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, who were walking behind the most Lu.