Chapter 14 The Book is Completed

Under Xu Bao'er's urging, about an hour later. The old craftsman holds a tray. On top of the mahogany tray, there is a layer of satin. Ten gold pens sit side by side on the satin.

It's a real gold pen.

The entire barrel and cap are made of gold and silver. He Xi took one, it was very pressing, about one or two hundred grams, although the gold was not pure, as for the value, it was no longer something He Xi could estimate. He Xi had never seen such a large piece of gold. Not to mention, there are ten of them at once.

He Xi was a little distracted for a while.

During this period of time, although he has been living in the Qianqing Palace, he is in the core area of the Ming Dynasty. But He Xi didn't feel much. Without him, Zhu Yuanzhang's life is simple. Zhu Yuanzhang's Qianqing Palace is just a bigger house. The food is also coarse tea and light rice. At most, it's just four dishes and one soup. It is not much better than the working meal of the later generations.

It's not that the Imperial Kitchen can't be used. The Ming Dynasty had just opened the country. No one dared to fool Zhu Yuanzhang. Daming's imperial kitchen is okay. But there is a lack of many condiments in later generations. I also felt mediocre after eating it in He Xi.

He Xi didn't feel the power and wealth of the Ming Dynasty at all. There is even an illusion that is still in modern times.

And today, He Xi suddenly realized where he was. Ten gold pens, even if they are not pure gold. In the later life, it was also earned by He Xi who had to work hard for several years. But now it was he who opened his mouth, and it was in his hands.

It is true that modern technology cannot be compared with later generations, but it does not mean that the enjoyment of the top magnates of the Ming Dynasty is really the same as that of the ordinary people of later generations.

At this moment, something has changed in He Xi's heart. It's just that this change can't be said for a while.

"My lord, let's try the pen first." Xu Baoer said with a smile.

He Xi said: "Okay. ”

Then he picked up a gold pen, sucked up the ink, and began to write. Sure enough, the gold pen is soft and wear-resistant, and He Xi writes very easily. He Xi said: "Not bad. ”

The old craftsman immediately said, "My lord, this is because of the ink. Each person inhales the ink, and if it is not written, it must be cleaned immediately. So, prepare 10 roots. Let Ho-sama have a backup. ”

He Xi was so extravagant that he didn't know how to face it, looked at Jin Huang's golden pen, carefully picked it up, and said, "Okay, thank you very much." He secretly said in his heart: "This is gold." ”

He had never thought of using gold as a pen in his life.

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Although the craftsmen of the silver bureau are almost equal to the highest level of craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, the fountain pen made, no, it should be called a gold pen now, still has such and such problems. What ink plugging, ink leakage, etc. It's endless.

At this moment, He Xi knew why he wanted to make ten pens at once.

Because in the event of a problem, it can be rotated, and there are even a few special craftsmen, waiting to repair the pen for He Xi.

It turns out that the benefits of power. It's unimaginable. In this way, although the craftsmanship is insufficient and there are such and such problems, but under the accumulation of a large number of resources, He Xi did not encounter any problems in using the pen. After all, if there is a problem, just give it to the guards outside. Just take another one and use it.

And after so many days of running-in, this gold pen is getting better and better. And He Xi didn't know how many pens the Silver Bureau had made for him and how much gold and silver had been used. Anyway, this gold pen is getting easier and easier to use. It is said that even the ink was specially developed.

How much manpower and material resources were spent, He Xi didn't dare to calculate.

It's been about half a month. He Xi finally used more than 200,000 words to originate, develop and play a role in the 600-year history and science and technology. Important people are written down. However, He Xi also kept an eye on it, and the 600-year history was written about the fall of the Qing Dynasty. As for the latter ones, they were not written.

Yes. For the democratic-republican, communist-ism. He Xi didn't know how to tell Zhu Yuanzhang, he was worried that these words without a monarch and no father would bury his own life if they were told to the most dictatorial emperor.

Only white space can be left. Delay a thing or two.

With such a workload, unconsciously, the calluses on He Xi's fingers when he was reading grew again.

Thankfully, it's finally done.

On this day, He Xi and Zhu Yuanzhang finished reviewing the morning's recital. Only then did the two books be presented.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say a word, pushed away the matter in his hand, and took a closer look. He Xi could only stand aside and wait. He Xi, who was a little bored, unintentionally turned his gaze to the bookcase, he suddenly saw a glimmer of golden light, and looked intently, but found a golden pen.

It is exactly the same style as He Xi saw.

He Xi secretly said in his heart: "I didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would also use this." ”

"Is this your usual pen?" Suddenly, a voice came. It was Zhu Yuanzhang, but he found that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't look closely, but just read it roughly. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, there are many things that need to be figured out.

It seems that the knowledge of the afterlife is too easy to obtain. As a result, many people in later generations had completely different reading habits from those of the ancients. Many ancients could only read dozens or hundreds of books in their lifetime. So every book has been read deeply. Even any book that has been read can be recited, and it is normal.

Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards He Xi's two pamphlets is the same.

On the one hand, he wanted to understand all kinds of future generations from these things. Reflect on his policies today. On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang also reflected and wanted to prove one thing, that is, whether He Xi was telling the truth. To tell the truth, if Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't seen it with his own eyes that day, He Xi would have fallen from the void portal. He couldn't have imagined that such a ridiculous thing had happened.

coupled with Zhu Yuanzhang's originally suspicious temperament. It is really impossible for him to completely believe such a bizarre thing.

So, he wanted to start from He Xi's manuscript. Find flaws.

He was in no hurry to read this book today. just flipped through it hastily, and saw He Xi's eyes fall on the golden pen.

He Xi said: "It is commonly used and commonly used, but in the past one or two decades, there have been fewer and fewer people using fountain pens. All with ballpoint pens, gel pens. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Fountain pen? Where do you make this out of steel? ”

He Xi said: "This is actually a pen invented by Westerners, who used quill pens in ancient times, that is, now, they all use quills, that is, to pluck the feathers of birds, punch holes on them, and then dip them in ink to write. It was only later that the fountain pen was invented with the development of science and technology. It must be made of steel. I don't know. However, I brought a gel pen, which Your Majesty has also seen. I used gel pens mostly before I came. ”

"And because of the process. This is always wrong. The fountain pens of later generations did not have so many problems. A fountain pen will last for many years. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the golden pen and wrote a few words on the paper in front of him.

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang did not learn to write hard. But Zhu Yuanzhang has also practiced calligraphy for a long time. Talking about his own calligraphy, to the point of being able to go out to meet people. Although it is not very good, it is much better than that of later generations of calligraphy lovers. After all, one is a hobby, and the other is a work skill.

But anyone who writes well with a brush. It's generally good to write with a hard pen, after all, the Chinese characters are the same. Even people who write calligraphy have a deeper understanding of the glyph structure than those who write hard pens.

Zhu Yuanzhang is like that.

The words that are written are hard and profound. It's not bad.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This is not bad, but there are too many problems." It must also be built with gold, the world is determined, and all industries are waiting to be prospered. There is no room for extravagance and waste. You are especially like this in the palace, don't you know that the king of Chu has a thin waist, and he starves to death in the palace. In the future, you can only use this privately, or practice your calligraphy well. It can't be like this all the time. ”

"Yes." He Xi said. He secretly said in his heart: "It seems that I must work calligraphy." ”

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be He Xi's elder, and there was some warmth in his words, and he said: "However, this matter is not in a hurry. Some time ago, you made a meritorious suggestion. Now the dedication of the book is meritorious. I can't help but appreciate it. I don't know what to reward you. Today, you open your mouth, whatever you want, open your mouth. ”

"What do I want?" He Xi was stunned.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yes, what do you want?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's question is also meaningful. As time goes by, although Zhu Yuanzhang is unwilling, he can't help believing that the person in front of him is likely to really come from the next generation. If the history he said before is one of the corroborations, then the fountain pen, or the gold pen, is also one of the corroborations.

He Xi's every move in the silver bureau was reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang judged from He Xi's actions that He Xi only knew the structure of the fountain pen. It has how to build. He Xi didn't know. But this thing is made despite all sorts of problems.

Zhu Yuanzhang is also well-informed. This kind of pen has never been seen before. He even sent Jinyi Wei to arrest a few maritime merchants or people with connections to the West. I haven't seen this pen either.

It must be known that during the Yuan Dynasty, there were many contacts with the West. Otherwise, there would be no Marco Polo's Travels. Although the chaos is now settled, there are still many foreigners stranded in China. Since I haven't seen it.

Zhu Yuanzhang also had to admit the reality, which He Xi borrowed from the future.

On this premise, Zhu Yuanzhang had to think about how to arrange He Xi.

In the face of the various benefits brought by He Xi, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to hold He Xi in his hands, which is also one of the reasons for He Xi to fake his identity. But that's not enough. Zhu Yuanzhang has been very good at understanding people's hearts for so many years. We know that it is difficult to win souls, and it is even harder to win hearts and minds.

I want He Xi to do things for himself sincerely. He still has a lot to do.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang is Zhu Yuanzhang after all, and it is not uncommon to do things that pushed his heart into his belly back then. Now it's even easier to win over a little doll's heart. However, first win hearts and minds. You have to know what this person wants.

This is the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did not reward directly, but asked He Xi.