Chapter 85: Printing

Lu Bu immediately stepped up and said helplessly: "Mr. Song, that's Cai Zhonglang, he said that it was Confucian orthodoxy, how dare Feng Xian refute it." ”

Song Zhong immediately said: "If such a scripture is allowed to circulate, it will be a disaster for thousands of years and delay the future of the living!" ”

Lu Bu took the opportunity to say: "Otherwise, Mr. Song, you will also write out the Seven Classics of Confucianism and post them as before." The eyes of the people were bright. Whoever is better is right. I believe that the people will be able to tell. You see. ”

When Song Zhong heard this, his eyes lit up.

If your writing can be circulated, it can be recognized by everyone.

Isn't that the master of scripture and letting the world know that I am more powerful than Cai Yong?

When the time comes, where will it be Cai Yong's turn to correct such a glorious and sacred task of correcting the scriptures.

Of course it has to be me Song Zhong.

Thinking that the people of later generations are learning the Confucian scriptures that they have corrected, it is difficult for Song Zhong to not be immortal.

Song Zhong Zhengse said: "In order to defend Confucian orthodoxy, I, Song Zhong, am duty-bound. ”

Just waiting for your words, Lu Bu said with a smile: "Someone! ”

Lu Kuan, who was waiting at the door early in the morning, immediately walked in. "Junhou, the little one is here!"

Lu Bu commanded. "Go. Bring the two loads of rice paper and the box of pen and ink. ”

"Yes!"

Soon, a few family members brought in pen, ink, paper, and inkstones.

Lu Bu said: "Sir, this is the rice paper that Feng Xian ordered someone to make. It's better for writing and it's cheaper. Give it to Mr., it can be regarded as making some contribution to the world's students, and I hope that Mr. will not refuse. ”

Seeing those rice papers, Song Zhong also couldn't put it down.

"The old man also likes these pen, ink, paper, and inkstones very much, so he accepted them with a cheeky face."

If it were gold, silver and jewelry, of course Song Zhong would refuse.

How can the old man's reputation be tarnished by vulgar things?

However, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are very different. Valuable, perhaps.

But this is a graceful thing.

It's vulgar to talk about money.

"Where. For the sake of Confucian orthodoxy, Mr. Song worked tirelessly to correct Confucian scriptures. It's a lot of hard work. If it weren't for the fact that Feng Xian didn't have a little ink in his stomach, he really didn't dare to beg for shame, otherwise he would have to sharpen the ink for Mr. Now I can only send some pen and ink to show my gratitude. ”

When Song Zhong heard this, he was very satisfied with Lu Bu's attitude.

This man is self-aware and speaks well.

It doesn't seem to be a vulgar general.

Song Zhong held his long beard with his hand and said, "Although the Analects you wrote are full of errors and omissions, there are still merits. What's more, your punctuation is still very meaningful. If you can support the Han family and assist Your Majesty, you will be able to leave a name in history in the future. I hope Wen Hou remembers! ”

"What Mr. Song taught is that Feng Xianding should keep it in mind!"

Song Zhong got into the carriage with satisfaction and went back with pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Cai Yong, this old man, the old man will definitely not let your scriptures mislead the world's readers.

As soon as Song Zhong returned, he immediately began to compile Song Zhong's version of the Seven Classics of Confucianism.

In order to catch up with Cai Yong as soon as possible, he forgot to sleep and eat. The first five chapters of the Analects were written in two days.

Of course, Lu Bu asked someone to copy it as soon as possible, and then pasted it on the right wall of the academy.

Now it's even more lively. On the left is Cai Yong's version of the Analects, and on the right is Song Zhong's version.

The controversy caused by this was even greater, if it weren't for the soldiers in charge of guarding, Cai Yong, Song Zhong's disciples and followers would have to do it on the spot.

Cai Yong and Song Zhong both fought with the idea of defending Confucian orthodoxy.

Today you write the tenth chapter of the Analects, and even if I don't eat or drink, I have to keep up.

Cai Yong and Song Zhong are fighting.

But the general seems to be angry.

People who co-authored Chang'an now think that you are Confucian orthodoxy, so what are people like us?

The side door can't be left behind?

Not. It can't go on like this.

If this continues, the world will be misled by these two old horsemen.

The old man also had to write the Seven Classics of Confucianism.

Soon, all the scholars who were a little famous couldn't bear it, and went to the Chang'an Bookstore next to the academy to buy the newly famous rice paper, as well as pen and ink inkstones, and wrote their own Confucian Seven Classics.

You write, I write, everyone writes.

The walls of the academy are obviously not enough.

Lu Bu had predicted this situation early on, and he found Ma Jun.

"Have you made the wood carvings and stone carvings you made done now?"

Ma Jun hurriedly replied, "It's already done." ”

"Bring it to me and show me!"

Several carpenters and stonemasons took out the wooden blocks and stones that Lu Bu had ordered to carve.

The blocks of wood and stone are all cuboids, one minute long, one minute wide, and seven minutes high.

One end is flat, and the other end is carved out of the embossed lettering.

Seeing those stones and wooden blocks, Jia Xu, Xun You, and Mao Jue were all smart people, and they immediately came to their senses.

"General, do you want to use these for printing?"

Lu Bu didn't answer directly, and hurriedly said: "Ma Jun, use these two kinds of printing to see which effect is better." ”

Printing is a science, what is the effect of printing, on the one hand, it is the printing motherboard, and on the other hand, the ink is also very important.

It's like the famous movable type printing in history, made of clay.

It needs to be grilled, and it takes all kinds of experiments to fire the best printing plate and print the best effect.

This will take time, and Lu Bu can't wait that long.

While asking someone to develop it, it was replaced by wood and stone.

More than a dozen printers were busy selecting wooden and stone blocks to print a piece of Analects.

Lu Bu saw that they were looking so hard, and immediately said: "In the future, you can classify the fonts according to the side of the strokes, such as δΊ» and Guang, and then subdivide them according to the number of words in the strokes." This makes it easier to find. ”

When Jia Xu and Xun You were still thinking about the significance of movable type printing, they heard the lord mention the method of font classification.

Their eyes widened in amazement.

What kind of head is this lord?

In such a short period of time, I came up with such a good classification method.

Xun You immediately bowed and saluted solemnly.

"The general is a great talent, and Gongda is grateful to the general on behalf of the world's scholars."

Jia Xu and the others also bowed and said: "Wenhe, on behalf of General Xie, a student of the world, improves papermaking and adds live printing, which will greatly reduce the burden of scholars in the world, and the merit is immeasurable." Such good deeds must be known to the whole world. ”

Lu Bu pondered for a while and said, "For the time being, don't rush to announce the world, take your time." First deal with the correction of scriptures, then publicize the improvement of papermaking technology and greatly reduce the price of paper, and finally movable type printing. ”

Jia Xu and Xun You immediately understood what Lu Bu meant.

Papermaking is fine, and movable type printing can be imitated soon as the principle is known.

Although I know that it will inevitably be spread, but if I can delay it for a while, I will have an advantage for the great cause of the lord for a while.

"Xia Guan understands."

Lu Bu looked at the carved fonts and said, "These characters are still a bit cumbersome, and they need to be simplified a little more, and the pronunciation must be corrected, so that it is convenient to communicate." ”