Zhao Hanzhang concerned about the news of movable type printing spread to the bookstores, not long after, Luoyang bookstore came to the good news, after unremitting efforts to study, they finally developed the copper movable type, the current successful casting of copper movable type reached 286, each copper movable type burned out of nine, has barely been able to make up a book.

Zhao Hanzhang was overjoyed, and immediately asked people to speed up the casting.

Not long after this news came out, Yuzhou Book Company also came with good news, after continuous research, they have mastered a relatively stable porcelain type, and let people bring a set of porcelain type.

Hu Jin did not disappoint Zhao Hanzhang in the end, he tried several materials, because of the unstable wooden structure, even if it can be made into a character mold, it will crack after not using it a few times, and the loss is too great;

The clay type is not easy to grasp the temperature, and it is easy to break when it is fired and cast, and it is difficult to form;

He also tried iron and copper type, but the former was not effective, and the latter was expensive, and finally he returned to clay type and began to focus on it.

For this reason, he went to Liulifang to squat to study, and finally it was Fu Tinghan who made the thermometer that played an important role, and after a year of experimentation and countless experiments, he finally found a more suitable soil and temperature range.

In fact, I also have to thank the porcelain workshop not far from Liulifang, oh, it is Zhao Hu's workshop, he used the clay they fired porcelain to remix, with the help of the porcelain master to make a set of molds, as long as the temperature is controlled, the success rate of the molds fired is between sixty percent and seventy percent.

And on the clay block carved Yang Wenzi mold is much easier than carving on copper, as long as it is put into the mold to burn into porcelain, a furnace can burn 300 words, even if there is only a 60% success rate, that can also get more than 100 words, than carving is much more convenient.

Now Xiping has begun to use movable type typesetting to print books, but it is a pity that this kind of work cannot be done by ordinary craftsmen, and it must be typeset by literate people.

Two-thirds of the carvers in the bookstore were illiterate.

So Hu Jin asked people to send Zimo over and asked Zhao Hanzhang for one thing, he wanted the craftsmen in the bookstore to go to the school to audit, it doesn't matter if they can't write, at least they have to know how to read, so that they can be typeset according to the book.

Zhao Hanzhang immediately agreed, and personally wrote back to Xiping and Chen County, so that the craftsmen of other bookstores also went to the school to take classes, she said: "Craftsmen can go to learn in shifts, or if they don't have time during the day, they can also go to learn at night, don't be stingy with lamp oil, and the bookstore should allocate a special amount of money to support the craftsmen's learning." ”

For this reason, Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan wrote letters to local schools, asking them to open a class for craftsmen to teach them literacy.

The craftsmen of the bookstore are different from other craftsmen, although they are not literate, but because they have been carving, they know the yang and yin characters of the characters very well, and the speed of recognition will be faster than that of other craftsmen.

Zhao Hanzhang felt that since the craftsmen of the bookstore were going to start to read and write, it was better for all craftsmen to participate in the study, and the night school would be opened.

There is Fu Tinghan to do it here in Luoyang, and there is Fu Tinghan in Yuzhou, although the authority is also under Fu Tinghan's control, but he is too far away, so Zhao Hanzhang entrusted the matter to Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming only glanced at it and put the letter aside and handed it to the officials below to do, he frowned and looked at the letter that Zhao Hanzhang had sent two days ago.

This is a letter amending the tax law, not a notice, but a solicitation of opinions.

Zhao Ming didn't make up his mind for a while, so he didn't reply to her for a long time.

Yu Shiming knocked on the door and came in, and saw that Zhao Ming was holding the letter again, so he stepped forward and carried the wine jug in front of him, poured himself a glass of wine, and said, "The county guard hasn't made up his mind yet?" ”

Zhao Ming pressed the letter and said: "This decree was only promulgated at the beginning of this year, and this year is also the first time that taxes are collected and paid according to this regulation. ”

"When this decree came out, the high-ranking officials and scholars in Yuzhou and Luoyang all had a lot of opinions, and they scolded Hanzhang in private.

Yu Shiming: "But when the decree first came out, didn't you also oppose it?" ”

"I'm against it, but since the envoy has already promulgated it, as a county guard, I have to abide by it," even now, Zhao Ming doesn't agree with this decree, but if he doesn't agree, it doesn't mean that he has to change it immediately.

He believes that the consequences of amending the decree are now more serious than the consequences of implementing the decree.

Moreover, the revised decree did not appeal to his heart, and he did not agree with either.

Zhao Ming read the letter again, and finally pressed down the letter, gritted his teeth and said, "I will leave for Luoyang tomorrow, and I will have an interview with the envoy about this matter." ”

When Yu Shiming heard this, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "I'll go with you." ”

"If I leave, Chen County will hand it over to you, what are you going to do with me?"

"I'll take a look at what Luoyang has become, as for Chen County, you can hand it over to Chen Siniang, she is very capable now, and you have set the rules again, just follow the rules."

"It's good to have an example to follow, but I'm afraid that there is no example to follow," Zhao Ming said: "Although Chen Siniang is careful, but there is no urgency, now Zhao Ju has gone to Jingzhou to suppress bandits, Chen County must leave a calm person to sit in charge, you are very suitable." ”

Yu Shiming is a friend of Zhao Ming, after he sat in Chen County, he invited people out of the mountain to be his deputy, and the last time Zhao Hanzhang came back to see him, he wanted to abduct people to Luoyang.

But Zhao Hanzhang didn't like to drink, and secondly, it happened to be thrifty, although Yu Shiming was very excited to go to Luoyang, he finally chose to stay in Chen County.

Here, although he is often ridiculed by Zhao Ming, he eats and drinks well, and his life is still good.

Seeing that Yu Shiming was depressed, Zhao Ming said: "I'll only go for a few days, and I'll be back soon." ”

If he can't go to Luoyang, when Zhao Ming will come back what does it matter to him?

No, it's still related, Yu Shiming said: "You can stay for a while longer." ”

The tiger is gone, he can also be at ease, how can a few days be enough, preferably ten days, twenty days.

Zhao Ming glanced at him and put the letter away, "Everything is done according to the law, Shiming, I am a tolerant person, but Zhao Tingshi is not, she likes to act according to the law, if it is a crime, my face will not work." ”

"Your words are very false from the beginning, you ask outside, when will you Zhao Zinian be able to connect with the word tolerance?"

Zhao Ming ignored him and began to write about the work schedule for the past few days.

Yu Shiming was drinking on the side to watch him write, and after reading for a while, he asked, "What do you want to say when you see Zhao Tingshi?" In fact, her method can reduce the resentment of high-ranking officials and scholars, except for the disadvantage of changing the order every day, I really can't think of any other disadvantages. ”

Zhao Ming paused the tip of his pen and said: "If you want to give preferential treatment to high-ranking officials and scholars, why bother to pick and search?" Just reinstate the old system and cancel the new tax decree issued at the beginning of this year. ”

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