The poor old craftsman was stunned.

He couldn't believe his eyes!

But facts speak louder than words, and no matter how unwilling the old craftsman is to believe it, he has no choice but to accept the facts.

Suddenly, the old craftsman seemed to have discovered something.

Pointing to the freshly printed paper, the old craftsman excitedly shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, I found that this word is a little unclear!" ”

Everyone hurriedly gathered and looked towards the place pointed out by the old craftsman.

Sure enough, one of the words was slightly blurred.

Pointing to this word, the old craftsman said triumphantly to Hu Chang'an: "Hu Shilang, I look at this wooden movable type, and the printed type is not clear at all. ”

"This wood can't be used as a raw material for movable type printing at all!"

However, when Hu Changan heard this, he smiled: "Indeed, it is a little unclear here. ”

"But what I'm printing is just a textbook, and it's not a high-end material."

"Wouldn't it be nice if people could understand this textbook?"

It is true that movable type on wood is not as clear as on movable type in copper.

After all, wood may be slightly deformed after being wet, while copper does not have this problem.

Hu Changan also knows this kind of thing.

However, the slight deformation does not affect the use of the textbook.

Could it be that the words on the book are a little ugly, so that the reader doesn't know what the words are?

When the craftsmen heard this, they were also silent.

That's right, a little bit of a flaw doesn't affect the use.

Anyway, Hu Shilang's printing is not an important thing.

What Hu Shilang printed was just a textbook for the craftsmen to see.

It's a little blurry and doesn't affect the use.

At this time, the old craftsman also had nothing to say.

But soon, the old craftsman came up with a new question: "Hu Shilang, this wood is easy to wear and tear compared to copper!" ”

"The copper movable type may not wear out after twenty or thirty years, but this wooden movable type is difficult to say."

"Judging from my experience, I am afraid that this wooden movable type will be worn out and unusable in three or five years."

However, when Hu Changan heard this, he smiled slightly and said: "If it is worn, it will be worn." ”

"Anyway, the price of this wood is cheap, as much as you want."

"If it's worn out to the point where it can't be used, won't it be enough to make another version of wooden type?"

"At your current speed, it will basically only take a month to make a version of movable wooden type."

"Even if we make a version every three years, it won't take much time."

"Compared with copper movable type, the production cycle of this wooden movable type is definitely much shorter."

At this time, everyone had nothing to say.

That's right, can't you replace it if it's worn out?

The price of this wooden type is not as high as that of copper type, and if you lose it, you will lose it, and you will not feel distressed anyway.

They never imagined that this wood could also be made into movable type printing!

In this way, their workload in the future will definitely be greatly reduced!

At this time, everyone felt a little painful.

Before, they were still laughing at Hu Changan's wooden movable type as whimsical.

Unexpectedly, the last ones to be slapped in the face were these old craftsmen!

Seeing that everyone had nothing to say, Hu Changan also smiled slightly: "Since the wooden movable type has been made, let's start printing next." ”

When the crowd heard this, they also moved.

However, Hu Changan was also a little surprised when he looked at everyone's movements.

Of these five craftsmen, four of them have gone to adjust the ink for printing!

Only one craftsman was left there to gimmick the typography.

Looking at this unreasonable division of labor, Hu Changan couldn't help but ask the worker who was typesetting: "Why did three of you go to mix ink?" ”

"Wouldn't it be faster if there were a few more people typifying?"

However, when the worker who was typesetting heard this, his face was also full of bitterness: "Master Hu, do you think we don't want to?" ”

"Of these five people, I'm the only one who can read!"

When Hu Changan heard this, he was also silent.

In ancient times, low literacy rates were indeed a big problem.

This is one of the reasons why movable type printing is difficult to promote.

After all, when choosing movable type, workers need to be literate.

Workers who are illiterate naturally cannot use movable type printing.

But fortunately, this is a royal workshop, and the literacy rate of the printers is much higher than outside.

Hu Changan casually invited the steward to ask, and he was replaced by four literate workers.

Now, there are four people to typeset!

Suddenly, the typesetting speed was greatly improved.

However, Hu Changan stared at them, but frowned.

In Hu Changan's opinion, their typesetting speed can be faster.

Hu Changan hurriedly stopped the four workers and said to them: "Have you ever thought about putting all these movable types in a turntable, and then one person is responsible for reading and the other is responsible for finding words?" ”

Everyone who was working hard to find words was stunned when they heard this.

Wait a minute...... This seems to be a good method!

Why didn't they think of it before?

Just do it, everyone hurriedly brought a turntable, put all the movable type into it, and then read alone, looked for words alone, and did it in full swing.

Sure enough, the efficiency of everyone's typesetting immediately increased a lot.

Seeing this, Hu Changan also nodded with satisfaction.

At this rate, these two books will be printed in just two months!

Seeing that everyone's work has entered the formality, Hu Changan also walked out of the printing workshop of the Ministry of Rites.

Next, it's time to screen the first batch of teachers from the Faculty of Engineering!

This first batch of teachers, Hu Changan is ready to be selected from the original craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry.

Previously, Hu Changan ran a literacy class in the Ministry of Industry.

At present, the first literacy classes have also ended.

After completing the literacy class, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Engineering have basically learned to read and write, and they can also read some simple poems.

Next, Hu Changan wants to screen out a batch of materials that can be made among them.

On an ordinary afternoon, Hu Changan summoned all the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry and said to them: "Next, I will select a group of people among you to be the first batch of teachers in the Ministry of Industry School to teach physical and chemical knowledge. ”

"Physics and chemistry are new subjects that I mentioned before."

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.

This Ministry of Engineering, they have naturally heard of it.

Today, the reputation of this engineering school has spread among all craftsmen.

This is the first time in history that craftsmen can go to school like the scholars!

Everyone is naturally full of expectations for this Ministry of Engineering.

But what they never expected was that this Ministry of Engineering School would invite them to be the first batch of teachers?

A person who is straightforward and quick to talk can't help but ask Hu Changan: "Hu Shilang, we are all some big bosses." ”

"Can we be competent as the teacher of this Ministry of Engineering?"