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"The word faithfulness is still exempt. I just chose a random god to believe in so that I wouldn't be walled into the unbelievers after I died. Gordon said darkly.

Archduke Rob didn't know what Gordon was thinking, and continued: "Lord Ionn needs to expand his followers and influence as much as possible in the main material realm in order to strengthen his strength and survive an imminent great crisis. Naturally, we, the Christians, should do our best. Therefore, the Church of Ionne decided to open schools to spread knowledge and education. ”

Ion, the god of knowledge and truth, also includes education, books, enlightenment, and so on. Opening schools, spreading knowledge, and spreading education is indeed a way to increase believers and influence, and thus to enhance their divine power.

But the problem is that in this world, education is a monopoly resource belonging to the upper class, and the average person can recognize 300 words and be able to read and write simply, which is already remarkable. Most of the commoners, and even some of the new nobles from military background, were illiterate. To write a love letter to the girl you love, you have to ask the bard.

In the world of Telos, the main educational institutions are temples and various spellcaster organizations. They would send people to the people, find gifted children, and bring them back. Then let the children learn the culture and the magic or arcane at the same time. Some powerful nobles, or royalty, will also set up some academies to cultivate talents. For example, the Royal Military Academy of the Fredon Empire. But what these academies impart is advanced professional knowledge.

Aristocrats generally hired tutors, or simply parents themselves, to provide basic education for their children. Commoners, on the other hand, had to go to some kind of private school if they wanted to learn knowledge. But these private schools are so small that even the teachers are not necessarily professional, maybe just some down-and-out bard, or a shop accountant who works part-time to earn some extra money.

It is not systematic, and the practitioners are uneven. This is the state of basic education in Ferreton, and even in the whole of Big 6.

What Grand Duke Robb wants to do is to create an institution similar to the primary and secondary schools on the earth to popularize basic knowledge, which is completely different from the traditional elite education practiced in the current Big 6.

It's a great idea, and if it can be done, it will definitely be a good thing for future generations.

However, when it comes to implementation, it faces many problems.

At the beginning of the school, the land could be allocated by Archduke Robb at no cost. Teachers can be appointed by the priests of the temple of Ion, and it is believed that these believers, who make it their duty to spread the glory of the god of knowledge, do not mind a few rewards, and they are not the priests of Waukin.

Most of the followers of Ionon are from the upper class of society, and after the school is founded, it is not difficult to raise money from them to build school buildings, classrooms, canteens, and other buildings.

But the real big money is spent on books.

In the world of Telos, books are very precious items. Because there was no Ming printing technique, the books were written by hand. If you want to circulate and copy, you have to copy it manually.

Even the popular adventure novels on the market are difficult for the average person to see in physical books, and most of them rely on bards to sing in taverns and pass on by word of mouth.

Although mages can use "copying" to make copies of books very conveniently. But for mages, spell slots are extremely valuable, and many times they would rather pay someone to copy a book than waste spell slots to do such things.

For various reasons, the books of the world of Telos are expensive. However, in order to open schools with universal education, it is necessary to reduce the cost of books. Archduke Robb is going to offer basic language, general studies, and mathematics courses in the school, so that each student must have at least three textbooks.

Archduke Robb planned to enroll 500 students in the first batch, which required 1,500 textbooks. That's not a small amount. If you transcribe it manually, the time and money it consumes are unacceptable.

The Lord of Wands told Gordon about the main difficulty in running a school, and said, "I was looking for an easy and inexpensive way to increase the production of books some time ago. ”

"It's no wonder that after working as a magical assistant, this archduke has been difficult to see people, so he is busy with this." Gordon thought.

"The day before yesterday, I finally made a breakthrough and found a way to copy books quickly and easily." Grand Duke Rob said, then walked out of the room, and motioned for Gordon to follow.

Coming to the underground magic room stacked with various miscellaneous items, following the direction of the Scepter Lord's finger, Gordon saw a wooden board lying quietly in the center of the room.

The wooden panels are carved with anti-body yang characters.

"I ordered the craftsman to engrave the text on the board, so that only the ink was applied to the board, and then the paper was covered and the back of the paper was gently pressed and printed."

Isn't this engraving!

Gordon's mouth opened wide in surprise and looked at Archduke Rob. This middle-aged man is not only powerful, high-powered, and has a group of beautiful wives and concubines at home, but now he is actually engaged in Mingchuang zào!

Gordon even wondered if the other party was also a traverser.

"Don't look at me like that, young man. As a follower of Ion, I have often pondered some new ideas. This is just a fortuitous gain. "Archduke Rob was a little proud.

"Your wisdom is admirable." Gordon said.

He was convinced. Although block printing is not a rare thing for him. That's a backward technology that earthlings have been playing for thousands of years and have long been phased out. But for the world of Telos, it's a great Ming.

For a person of the level of Archduke Robb, others were accustomed to envy his power, wealth, and strength, but Gordon expressed his appreciation for his intelligence, which made him feel very happy.

However, Archduke Rob was not too satisfied with his greatness, and he added: "I call this technique of printing books woodblock printing. However, this technology still has many flaws. For example, if a craftsman accidentally makes a mistake while engraving a text, the entire board will have to be scrapped entirely. I experimented with many kinds of wood, and finally settled on the expensive black shirt wood as the raw material for the zuò engraving, which would have caused huge losses. Moreover, a woodblock can only print one page of a book, and to print a book, a large number of woodblocks are needed. While this approach has minimized expenses, it is still a bit expensive. ”

Although Archduke Rob himself had amassed a great fortune, he showed a careful attitude when it came to opening a school. Universal education and the opening of schools are a long-term thing. It is impossible to rely on a single rich man to spend a lot of money to sustain it, and it is necessary to find a sustainable path.

Archduke Robb has been very thoughtful, but an indigenous aboriginal like him is not as knowledgeable as a time-traveler like Gordon. After all, Gordon stands on the shoulders of human civilization on the entire earth and has an innate advantage.

Archduke Rob told Gordon about the difficulties he was facing, and then asked, "Do you have any suggestions for improving my printing technique?" ”

Gordon looked pensive.

"You don't have to be in a hurry, you can think about it slowly, if you really can't think of it, it doesn't matter. Now this woodblock printing technology can already significantly reduce the cost, I just want to see if I can improve it again. Ion, this is just a mage's pursuit of perfection. ”

Archduke Rob didn't want to put too much pressure on Gordon, so he spoke of relief. In fact, he didn't know that Gordon had a way in his heart, but he didn't want to blurt it out and it seemed too shocking, so he put on a meditative appearance.

After pacing back and forth in the underground room, and after settling his posture, Gordon slowly spoke: "My lord, I have thought of a way, maybe I can give it a try." ”

"You say."

"Actually, we don't need to carve an entire page of the book into a whole board of wood. We can engrave individual letters on wooden blocks of uniform size, and then combine them to print pages. Moreover, it can also be reformatted to form a new layout, reuse it, and reduce costs. ”

As Gordon narrates, Archduke Robb's eyes brighten and his expression changes from listening to surprise and finally to ecstasy.

"Haha, Ion, you really have a wonderful believer!" Grand Duke Rob patted Gordon on the shoulder. As a spiral tower mage, the arm strength of the Grand Duke, who was excellent in swordsmanship, was not bad, and the slap of Gordon's shoulder made the latter frown.

But seeing Archduke Robb's excited look, Gordon could only endure it silently.

"Genius idea! Genius idea! Archduke Rob kept circling around the room, muttering over and over again, his brain spinning, thinking about how to implement Gordon's suggestion.

For Archduke Robb, Gordon's mention was indeed a genius idea. After all, he had just discovered engraving printing, and where might he get movable type printing again.

On the earth, engraving printing was also applied for nearly a thousand years before the movable type printing was improved.

For Gordon the Traverser, movable type printing is a backward technology that has long been obsolete, but for the world of Telos, it is a breakthrough new technology.

"The idea you've come up with is fantastic. Gordon, how do you think we should name this technology? ”

"Movable type printing."

Rob nodded, "Well, a fitting name." In this case, I will leave it to you to refine the art of movable type printing. As a believer in Ion, you should also do your part, and you can't just come up with a brilliant idea and just leave it alone. ”

Who calls someone the boss? In order to earn a piece of land for the Freeman family, Gordon had to work hard.

"Of course, sir."

Seeing that Gordon happily accepted the task, Archduke Rob gave him a personal seal, which Gordon could use to go to the Grand Duke's treasury to receive funds and various materials.