Chapter XXVII

At this moment, He Xi is taking Cao Guogong to visit the mimeograph workshop.

Ge Tiangong hands-on demonstration.

This mimeograph technique is very simple. But a piece of wax paper, a grid. It's just a wheel.

Ge Tiangong skillfully placed the wax paper on which the words were written and placed in the middle of the frame. Covered with ink with a roller. Roll on it. And so a roll came out.

He Xi changed his hand, handed the scroll to Cao Guogong, and said, "Guogong, please take a look." ”

Cao Guogong looked at the scroll in his hand and said, "It's that simple? ”

He Xi said: "It's as simple as that. ”

He Xi didn't expect it to be so simple.

In fact, it was only before the exam that he remembered the question of printing the test paper. On this issue, he made two preparations. The first is to prepare for engraving printing. The second is mimeographing technology.

Engraving printing is naturally time-consuming, labor-intensive, and labor-intensive. In order to take an exam, it is necessary to engrave a plate. It's a waste.

However, this is not what it used to be. Although he is only the secretary of the country, the secretary. But there is a whole court behind it. The power of the state is overwhelming. As soon as he said a word, I don't know how many people worked overtime for him.

Engraving though wasteful. But when He Xi spoke, there was no problem with the decision.

In the evening, movable type printing is the best, but the Yuan Dynasty was very devastated to the cultural industry. At least most of today's Ming craftsmen use engraving. Movable type is not a big line. It took decades of recuperation before movable type officially entered the printing industry.

But in the printing of test papers, movable type printing is not as good as the mimeograph in his impression.

So, he found Ge Tiangong. I told him the basic idea of mimeographing. Let him try to build it, but he didn't expect that it would be made in just a day or two. Think about it too.

The things in this, for Daming, are not high-tech.

Wax paper has been used since ancient times. That is, the ink has put some effort into it. As a result, the ink that comes out is easy to fade. If you're not careful, it's normal to make a big face.

He Xi didn't know if it was because this method was originally easy to fade, or because the ink of the Ming Dynasty was not good.

It doesn't matter, though. Although there are some flaws. But on the whole, it's okay.

He Xi didn't think it was so perfect.

Cao Guogong said: "Brother He Xian is talented. Is it because my brother hasn't thought about it, but has this been reported to His Majesty? ”

He Xi said: "Why should this little thing be reported to Your Majesty? ”

Cao Guogong said: "This little thing? He Xi, you have also been in the secretarial supervision for a while. How do you think it's a small thing? Don't you know how much the secretary and supervisor copy, don't you know? ”

"Once you use this, it's so much more convenient."

He Xi was stunned for a moment, and said secretly in his heart: "Yes." ”

There were too many places in the imperial court that required a lot of copying work. The secretary and supervisor are one of them. When He Xi was working inside, he saw countless officials, who only had one thing a day, where they copied and kept copying, leaving copies of all the notes.

But He Xi still felt that the painting style was wrong.

Because of this printing method, it is too easy to fade.

You think, one day Zhu Yuanzhang held a meeting, and Zhu Yuanzhang saw that all the important ministers had some ink on their faces and hands. So he was furious, feeling that these ministers were too undignified to pay attention to the court. It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't see himself, his face was full of ink, and he didn't dare to remind him at all.

This is not He Xi's fantasy, but it can easily become a reality.

The highest authority of the Ming Dynasty, mimeographed documents with the end of the staining. No matter how you look at it, the temperament doesn't match.

But I have to admit that just like the printers of later generations, this mimeograph technology is indispensable in today's office.

Seeing He Xi stunned, Cao Guogong shook his head and said, "Someone is coming." ”

Immediately, a soldier came over and saluted and said, "The last general." ”

"Carry this thing away." Cao Guogong said.

The soldier said loudly, "Yes." So he immediately came and carried the mimeograph away.

Cao Guogong said: "I'll send this thing to the face saint, don't worry, I won't rob you of the credit." You can take the exam here first. If you don't feel at ease, just come with me? ”

He Xi said: "Cao Guogong invites him, and there is nothing uneasy about the lower officials." ”

Cao Guogong nodded and said, "Then I'll go." ”

After He Xi sent Cao Guogong away, he sighed in his heart.

He wasn't worried, Cao Guogong didn't know what he had done. After all, he is also a celebrity in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and it is very easy to see Zhu Yuanzhang. Secondly, he actually doesn't care about this credit.

Because he wants credit, it's just too easy.

It's just that Daming is too backward. There are many things, He Xi didn't pay attention to what he was about. For example, this mimeograph machine is just a wooden frame with a cylinder.

He Xi took it out, just for his own convenience.

There are no other ideas at all.

The more this is the case, the more He Xi knows that if he wants to change the Ming Dynasty, there is a long way to go.

It's okay if Cao Guogong is gone, and He Xi can go to the examination room to have a look.

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The examination room is in Yilun Hall. There is already an open space around Yilun Hall. A table for each one. When He Xi walked over, he saw Liu Song from a distance. He walked over and asked, "How's it going?" ”

Liu Song said: "It's a very good way to take the exam, how did you come up with it." ”

He Xi said: "Just think about it and come up with it." ”

Liu Song was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer.

He Xi also coughed twice and said, "Is there any problem?" ”

Liu Song said: "There are some problems. This kind of exam of yours is too much of a test of calligraphy. Many candidates bring the wrong pen, and it will be a little troublesome. ”

He Xi said: "Calligraphy? I didn't take the calligraphy test, did I? ”

Liu Song was stunned for a moment, took the test paper, and said, "Then what are you doing with such a small word and leaving such a small space?" ”

He Xi was stunned for a moment, patted his head heavily, and said, "I forgot." ”

When He Xi formulated the test paper, he made it according to the space of the pen. The white space for all questions has become smaller. And He Xi just mentioned the volume points.

If you follow He Xi's requirements, you have to use fly-headed small Kai.

But not everyone can write it, and it can be written well. Isn't this just a calligraphy exam question? Liu Song also felt that this topic was a bit difficult before.

Liu Song said: "There are a few students who have soiled their papers-----

Once the brush is not written well, you will not see a ball of ink. Naturally, the roll will be stained.

He Xi said: "You can change the spare rolls." At this moment, you can only be wrong. ”

It's just that He Xi didn't expect that his carelessness left an unwritten rule for the students of the Taixue system later, even after the popularization of the hard pen, the students from the Taixue family must also be able to write a very good hand.

The inmates who were in the middle of the exam couldn't understand He Xi's thoughts.

The reason why Liu Song felt that He Xi was taking a calligraphy test. That's why. In this year, calligraphy is the basic skill of every reader. It can be said that every person who almost reads books has far surpassed the calligraphy association in later generations. For the writing of the brush is alive in their hands,

Although in He Xi's opinion, it is very difficult to write words the size of a hard pen with a brush. It's incredible. But for the young people of this era, it is only slightly difficult.

Even among these noble children, only a few of them unfortunately stained the scrolls.

As for many of the inmates, they didn't realize that there was anything wrong with that. They are more immersed in the exam.

For example, Lian Zining reads the scroll repeatedly. There is nothing wrong with the two disciplines of scripture and history, in his opinion. Because it was not too difficult for He Xi to publish the volume. Because He Xi wants to choose students with foundations, and the requirements are just foundations.

This foundation is a good ability to read and analyze ancient documents. Quite familiar with historical materials, already has a good mathematical foundation.

Jingyi is not too big for most of the few prisoners. Historiography, on the other hand, is very problematic for many prisoners. Although many scholars emphasize that Confucianism should be regarded as Confucianism. It is to have a broad understanding of all aspects of knowledge, but the reality is that due to the influence of science and the influence of the imperial examination, the knowledge of most Confucians is becoming narrower and narrower.

Therefore, it is a little difficult to be familiar with historical materials.

And mathematics is quite unfriendly to most of the country's prison students.