54, the great calligrapher Yu Shinan

Although Jingwen recommended this emerging papermaking technology and movable type printing to Li Shimin, Li Shimin took over the situation, not only took over the authorship of the inventor, but also took over the management right, and as a result, Jingwen did not get any good things. However, Li Shimin still had a little conscience and gave Jingwen 20% of the right to dividends, but he would not be able to obtain it until 20 years later. The income of the first twenty years belonged to the treasury, so Jing Wen was sad.

There is no need to say much about how profitable this papermaking and movable type printing is, so Li Shimin swallowed it directly. However, according to Li Shimin's idea, this specific management right is still handed over to Jingwen, and Jingwen is asked to send some people to operate it, so that the government will not directly intervene. Li Shimin obviously also knew the shortcomings of government-run enterprises, and did not directly let the government run them.

"The book printing workshop is about to start, anyway, now a lot of paper can be produced every day, but the printing workshop has not opened, what should the first printing be printed?" Jingwen thought secretly.

If it were another printing workshop, of course there would be no such idea, because it would be enough to print some Confucian classics directly. However, Jingwen did not think so, he had a somewhat repulsive idea of the Confucian classics, so he did not plan to print the Confucian classics. But if you don't print the classics of Confucianism, what is good about printing? First of all, as a printing product, of course, it must be able to be used as a fist product, otherwise it cannot be used as the name of Jingwen, an official book printing workshop. Now Jingwen is the owner and manager of this government-run book printing workshop, and of course he has to think about the future of this government-run book printing workshop.

"What is there that has a big market and can be used as a name for itself?" Jingwen thought secretly.

"Ahh Pregnant! Jingwen thought of something.

Jing Wen immediately came to the door of a large family, and the door said Yu Bachelor's Mansion. Jingwen immediately went and knocked softly on the door.

"Is it the Yu Academy?" Jingwen asked.

The servant at the door asked, "What is it?" ”

"Excuse me, sir, is Mr. Yu Shinan, a bachelor of Hongwen Hall, here?" Jingwen asked.

"Who are you?" The butler asked, looking at him.

Jingwen immediately replied: "I am the food doctor of the Shangshi Bureau of Dianzhong Province, my name is Jingwen." ”

"Shang Shi Bureau? Cooks? Our master won't see you, and a cook wants to see our master? The butler said disdainfully.

Jingwen immediately said: "I'm here to talk about business with your master." ”

"Hmph, our master is an official eunuch of the times, and he has never done the cheap business of those merchants. You get out of here, our lord won't see you. The butler said.

After the housekeeper finished speaking, he immediately closed the door, and Jingwen was speechless.

This Yu Shinan's score is also too big, so that Jingwen can't even see it. Jingwen's idea is very simple, that is, he wants this Yu Shinan to write some words for himself, and then use them as calligraphy.

Yu Shinan was a great calligrapher, the first of the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty, and his calligraphy art was very profound. And Jingwen wanted a book-printed product as a fist product, and Jingwen's first thought was a copybook. Because in the future, we must continue to popularize culture, so that everyone can read and write. And the first step to learn to write and read is to have a copybook, if there is no copybook, then I am afraid that you will not be able to learn a good font.

Jingwen's idea was to ask Yu Shinan to write a copybook, and then print it himself to sell, and then give Yu Shinan a share. This is also good for Yu Shinan's reputation! How did the calligrapher's reputation come about? Not touted yet? There are many good calligraphers in history, but why are the famous ones those who are officials? It's not because calligraphy has to be touted, and if someone doesn't help you with your stinky feet, then your calligraphy can't be famous.

If Jingwen helped Yu Shinan print calligraphy, it would be a great boost to Yu Shinan's reputation, so Jingwen thought that Yu Shinan would not refuse to see him. But now Jingwen can't even pass the first level, how can he see Yu Shinan and Yu Shinan talking about business?

"Knock knock!" Jingwen knocked on the door again.

"Who? Why are you again? The housekeeper asked.

"Butler, I'm here to ask Lord Yu Shinan for calligraphy, please let me in!" Jingwen said.

"Calligraphy, please? A cook came to ask our master for calligraphy? The housekeeper said disdainfully.

Jingwen immediately said: "Confucius said that there is no class in teaching. I'm just a cook, but I also have the ability to learn! So, I think I should be able to learn calligraphy with Yu Shinan! ”

"Hmph, what cats and dogs have come to ask our master for calligraphy? Do you deserve it too? I sue you, our lord doesn't have time to guide you, you write a few words, and then I'll show our lord in the house. Those who want to ask our master for calligraphy do so. If our lord can see it, he will naturally point you out. If you can't afford it, then me out! The butler said.

Hearing this, Jingwen immediately became a little succumber. This Yu Shinan will not meet an outsider lightly, so he can only conquer him with calligraphy. But Jingwen, a later generation, is not a person who studies calligraphy and painting, how can he make a calligraphy for Yu Shinan to see? Jing Wen didn't even learn the theory of calligraphy. What's more, Jingwen has only been through a month or two now, and he has just learned to write, but how can such a poor font be shown to Yu Shinan, a great calligrapher? Isn't this a shame?

However, Jingwen finally wrote a few words to the housekeeper and asked the housekeeper to show Yu Shinan.

"What kind of dog-crawling font is this?" The butler thought speechlessly.

Jing Wen also looked panicked, the font he wrote himself was very bad, of course he knew this. But now to show this great calligrapher Yu Shinan, it is indeed a bit rude.

The housekeeper quickly went in, and then threw the paper directly into the wastebasket, not showing it to Yu Shinan at all. Because in the eyes of that housekeeper, this kind of thing is not worthy of Yu Shinan, a great calligrapher, at all.

After a while, the housekeeper turned around and saw Yu Shinan looking for something in the wastebasket.

"Master, what are you doing against this waste paper?" The butler asked.

"I thought something had fallen in, I'm looking for it now. Kindness? What is this? I don't think I wrote it, huh? Yu Shinan picked up a piece of paper and looked at it.

"Master, someone wanted to ask for calligraphy just now, but he wrote so badly that I didn't even show you it and threw it in." The butler said.

What is surprising is that Yu Shinan spread this piece of paper for a long time, looked at it carefully for a long time, and finally suddenly smiled.

If Jingwen was here, he should be able to know that this is the words he wrote just now.