Chapter 144: Engraving Printing

It is said that when Qin was deploying to destroy the Six Kingdoms, Qin Shi Huang personally piled up a military sand table to study the geographical situation of various countries, and with the assistance of Li Si, he sent the general Wang Jian to carry out a unified war.

Later, when Qin Shi Huang was building the mausoleum, he built a large topographic model in his own mausoleum. In addition to mountains, hills, and castles, the model also simulates rivers and seas with mercury, and uses mechanical devices to circulate mercury.

It can be said that this is the earliest prototype of the sand table, and there are also some sand tables in the current Daxing Army.

But compared with what is in front of you, it is really a comparison of goods that should be thrown, and those sand tables are really unbearable to witness compared to what you are looking for.

"It's beautiful." The Yin Master was amazed.

I think about the sand table in the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, but that's it.

Yang Yu stepped forward, Qu Tutong and the others made way of a passage and let Yang Yu in.

Yang Yu was like a trick, and a small flag appeared in his hand, half red and half blue.

The red flag is planted below, and the largest pole is inserted in the county seat of Fushi to represent Daxing,. The blue flag was planted in the upper counties of the county, representing the power of Liang Shidu.

In an instant, the two huge offensive and defensive situations of the red and blue sides appeared in front of everyone one by one, which made it clear at a glance, even civilian officials who were not familiar with military affairs analyzed the current situation of the two sides.

At this time, the ministers finally realized how much of a role this seemingly child's plaything in front of them could play.

"The last general, please behead the mud man Zhang and others!" The Yin World Master suddenly said in a loud voice.

Chopping mud man Zhang?

The ministers couldn't help but be confused, what kind of madness did this Yin World Master really have, how could he think of killing people.

"The clay figure Zhang is highly skilled, and he has made great contributions to making sand tables, General Yin, you ......," Li Renzheng wondered.

"This is a secret in the army, a clay man who knows the topography of the country, if it is exposed, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the empire!" The Yin World Master said fiercely.

The ministers were silent, as if there was indeed a risk.

"General Yin is too worried, and the clay figure Zhang did not participate in the production of the sand table." Yang Yuha said with a smile.

"Didn't make a sand table?" The crowd was puzzled.

"This sand table was made by the eunuchs of the East Palace, and the clay figure Zhang is just contributing his skills." Yang Yu explained.

Everyone was stunned.

Only then did I think of Yang Yu's habits, the previous example of Shi Wanbao was in front of him, the king gave them what they wanted, and they had to contribute their own skills.

The Yin Master nodded, and did not ask, he had already made his point of view.

"With the help of this thing, the last general will definitely be able to defeat the Liang Shidu rebels and defend Jingzhao." The Yin World Master said loudly, his eyes fierce and murderous.

"This sand table will be sent to the army first, and here the king will wait for the triumph of General Yin, and then the king will dedicate the news of this sand table with the victory to the imperial grandfather, I believe that the imperial grandfather will like it." Yang Yu said happily.

"His Royal Highness the Acting King is really a piece of filial piety." Li Renzheng said, attracting a burst of conformity.

The guards stepped forward to put away the sand tables and put them back together.

These sand tables were to be brought to Yan'an County and would become the most important thing in his military tent.

The table was emptied again, and Dong Yue led two guards to carry a box and a stack of rice paper on the table.

Chai Ping's face was pale, and Yang Yu'er made the military happy with a casual tinkering, and he also took the name of filial piety, and his purpose may be in vain.

However, there is still a glimmer of opportunity, because the acting king can't help but summon the clay figure Zhang, and also summons the wood carving Li.

The turning point of the matter is in the body of the wood carving Li, he doesn't believe that a wood carving, what tricks can the king play.

is different from Chai Ping, more people are looking forward to it, because with the sand table pearl and jade in front, presumably the next one will not be too bad.

Under the attention of everyone, Dong Yue slowly called the boxes, and came from the wooden boxes one by one.

"This!" The crowd was amazed, and they didn't understand what it was for. ”

Chai Ping is also confused, as we all know, His Royal Highness the Acting King loves animal carving.

On the night of Shangyuan, the luxury and beauty of Apple Paradise, and all kinds of shocking ice lantern carvings have already come from the mouth of the young master of the official family, and the ministers present have already been calloused by their ears.

The thing in front of me seems to be a little bland, just some thin planks.

The planks are not large, rectangular, about five inches long and three inches wide, smooth on all sides, and the bottom surface seems to have carved a lot of copywriting.

"That's it......," Chai Ping said disdainfully.

"Don't worry, Lord Chai." Yang Yu smiled slightly and nodded to signal that Dong Yue could start.

Dong Yue saluted Yang Yu, picked up the wooden plank, and a guard took out a huge clay box from the bottom of the box.

Clay is a must-have for the court, but they have never seen such a large clay box, looking at its appearance, it is estimated that it will be a foot square.

Under the gaze of everyone, Dong Yue picked up the wooden board and gently covered it in the huge ink box.

The ministers suddenly realized, so it was.

Dong Yue gently picked up the plank, and the guard picked up a piece of rice paper underneath.

Touch! The sound of wooden planks colliding with the table top was heard.

After a short pause, Dong Yue gently picked up the plank.

On the white rice paper, there are dense small characters.

Everyone suddenly realized that the square carved on the wooden board was not a pattern, but a reverse character in Yang.

The whole board is like a giant seal.

Another guard stepped forward and picked up the printed rice paper, the first guard re-laid the new rice paper, and Dong Yue pressed down the wooden board in his hand again.

"Bang bang bang!" The sound of planks and tables colliding was incessant.

After adding ink several times on the way, after a while, there were hundreds of pieces of rice paper that were gone.

"Your Royal Highness, all the papers have been printed." Dong Yue arched his hand.

"Okay, send it to the ministers!" Yang Yu said.

"Yes!"

Dong Yue took the thick ink-scented rice paper in the arms of the guards, turned around and distributed it to the surrounding ministers.

All the courtiers had been looking forward to it for a long time, and some of them didn't wait for Dong Yue to come and take one out, and looked at it hungrily.

Zi said: "Learn and learn from time to time, don't you also say?" Have friends come from afar, are you happy? People don't know and are not ashamed, aren't they also gentlemen? ”

Zi said: "He is also a filial brother, and those who are good at offending are rare; It is not easy to commit, and those who are good at making trouble are not there. A gentleman is a gentleman, and he is born from the beginning. Filial piety is also the foundation of benevolence! ”

Zi said: "Clever words, fresh and benevolent!" ”

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Since Dong Zhongshu of the Eastern Han Dynasty deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, the Analects has long been mythologized and become the words of the sages.

The Manchu officials, who were not well-read in history books, had already memorized the Analects, and some ministers couldn't help but read them softly.

When Chai Ping saw the Analects in his hand, he knew that he had been defeated.

Nowadays, there is a shortage of books in the entire Great Sui Dynasty, and ordinary people can't afford to buy books at all, so they have to borrow and copy books if they want to read.

Now, in full view of everyone, a whole hundred pieces of rice paper have been printed in less than a quarter of an hour, and the speed of copying books has been completed a few streets.