Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said happily: "Let's go, let's go to the printing room to have a look." ”

So, Zhu Yuanzhang and Hu Changan, surrounded by everyone, came to the printing room of the Ministry of Rites.

At this time, the printing room of the Ministry of Rites was crowded, and everyone was working in full swing.

Suddenly, I don't know who shouted: "Your Majesty is here!" ”

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously turned their eyes to the door.

Sure enough, a bright yellow figure was slowly stepping into the printing room of the Ministry of Rites.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly bowed their heads and bowed.

However, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he just waved his hand disapprenously: "You continue to do your work, I just came to see Hu Shilang's new printing method." ”

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang speak, everyone hurriedly got up from the ground and continued to do their own things.

However, the five people working under Hu Changan's name were obviously nervous.

I didn't expect His Majesty to come and test their work this time!

Thanks to the blessings of the servant Hu, they actually saw His Majesty at close range this time!

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang getting closer and closer, these five people didn't know where to put their hands and feet nervously.

Seeing this, Hu Changan hurriedly said to the five people: "Don't panic, just continue to work step by step, Your Majesty is just here to inspect the work, and you will not be punished." ”

When everyone heard this, they gradually came back to their senses.

Although they were still scared, their hands were already moving.

For two months, they kept repeating this mechanical labor.

This is already like eating and drinking, deeply engraved in their minds and becoming their subconscious actions.

After a while, the five of them were immersed in their work again.

Four of them were responsible for typesetting and one for mixing ink and printing.

The typesetting of four people is divided into groups of two for each of them.

One of them is responsible for reading the text aloud, and the other is responsible for taking movable type from the turntable for typesetting.

In a few moments, the pages of the book were neatly arranged.

Seeing this, the other person hurriedly took the board and skillfully pasted the paper and printed it.

Soon, page by page was printed by the orderly man.

And the craftsmen who printed by traditional means on the side are still carving hanging plates with bitter haha.

Looking at this posture, I am afraid that it will take a few days of hard work before he can slowly carve out a version of the engraving.

Hu Changan was on the side, and he also explained to Zhu Yuanzhang in a timely manner: "Your Majesty, I have made some improvements on the basis of movable type printing. ”

"Originally, movable type printing used copper movable type."

"This copper movable type is not only expensive, but also has a long production cycle, although it can be used for a long time, but it is not easy to make."

"And now, I've replaced it with wooden type."

"Although the life of this wooden type is shorter than that of copper type, it is much simpler to make than copper type."

"It only takes more than a month to make a page of movable wooden type."

"In this way, the movable type printing method is more practical, and the efficiency of the printing room is also greatly improved."

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be amazed.

He never imagined that this movable type printing method would be so practical once it was improved!

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be happy: "Since this wooden movable type printing method is so easy to use, then in the future, the entire printing room of the Ministry of Rites will use this wooden movable type printing method." ”

"With such a good printing method, the printing room of the Ministry of Rites will definitely be able to print more Four Books and Five Classics this year!"

Zhu Yuanzhang is really happy.

The greatly improved printing efficiency means that more books can be printed in a short period of time.

This book is not just a book, it is a valuable knowledge!

With more books, more scholars in the world can afford to read books.

In this way, more cultural people will become the fresh blood of the imperial court!

You must know that in the officialdom of the early Ming Dynasty, there was a great shortage of officials.

After all, due to the turmoil at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, many scholars were ruined and couldn't afford to read.

In addition, there are some cultural people who choose to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests in order to escape the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

In this way, the number of people available to the imperial court was greatly reduced.

In order to search for available cultural people, Zhu Yuanzhang really took great pains.

But he didn't expect that there was a ready-made way in front of him now.

With so many books, he will definitely be able to cultivate more literate people!

However, just when Zhu Yuanzhang was happy, Hu Changan poured Zhu Yuanzhang with a scoop of cold water in a timely manner: "Your Majesty, this movable type printing technique must be operated by a literate printing craftsman." ”

"But as far as I know, most of the craftsmen in the printing room of the Ministry of Rites are illiterate."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also silent.

It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet realized the importance of literacy.

In his opinion, as long as the people can eat and drink enough, everything will be fine.

But now, for the first time, Zhu Yuanzhang realized the importance of culture.

Ordinary people are also people, and they need to be literate too!

Only by knowing the basic cultural knowledge can the people live a better life and work and live better.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely glad that the Ministry of Engineering School had been built.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Changan and said slowly: "In this case, these craftsmen in the printing room of the Ministry of Rites will only work for half a day every day, just like the workers in the iron room of the Ministry of Industry in the future." ”

"The first half of the day is worked, and the second half of the day is to go to the newly opened Ministry of Engineering School to learn basic cultural knowledge."

"Hu Shilang, you must let the workers in these printing houses learn to read and write within three months."

As the saying goes, sharpening a knife is not a mistake for a woodcutter.

With only a three-month half-shutdown, the efficiency of these workers can be dramatically improved.

Zhu Yuanzhang will still calculate this account.

When Hu Changan heard this, he also smiled slightly.

Good job, in this way, the first batch of students of the Ministry of Engineering School will be there.

However, Hu Changan naturally will not be satisfied with this small victory.

He told Zhu Yuanzhang about this this time, and there is a bigger layout behind him.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, Hu Changan smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, do you want to take this opportunity to directly control the public opinion of the entire Yingtian City?" ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but be a little confused.

Control public opinion?

Can this public opinion be controlled?

What does this control of public opinion have to do with this new printing method?

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's confused eyes, Hu Changan also smiled and stopped selling Guanzi: "Your Majesty, I can use this movable type printing method to make a thing." ”

"It's called a newspaper."

"As long as there is a newspaper, I dare to assure Your Majesty that soon the public opinion of the entire Ying Tiancheng will be firmly controlled by Your Majesty."