Chung Yeung Festival, a day off.

Zhu Guoxiang rode out on a cornucopia, and Zhu Ming, Zheng Fatzi, and Zheng Yuanyi rode in the carriage given by the emperor and went out with seven or eight entourages.

Across the river from Chejia Tanhang is the famous Xiangguo Temple.

The reason why Sokokuji Temple is so lively is not that the Bodhisattva is very good, but that it has the largest tile in Tokyo!

Watching the performance is still second, there are so many stalls selling goods, and the square in front of the temple can accommodate 20,000 people.

The East Gate Street of Xiangguo Temple is commonly known as the "Writing Line". There are bookstores and all kinds of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and men can take the opportunity to hang out here when women go to the temple to worship the Buddha.

The cornucopia and carriage were handed over to the entourage, and everyone walked all the way down Dongmen Street.

After entering several bookstores in a row, Zhu Ming did not find any books printed with movable type.

"It seems that movable type printing is not yet on the table, and slightly formal books are engraved." Zhu Ming said.

Zhu Guoxiang put a book back, paced out the door and said, "Do you remember the lead type and ink formula?" ”

"Goldfinger, we have a good memory," Zhu Ming said, "Gutenberg's movable type of lead is made of lead, tin, antimony, and bismuth alloys. Antimony was called lianxi in ancient China, and it was an addition to the casting of copper coins. ”

"How do you know it's Lian Xi?" Zhu Guoxiang asked.

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "I sprayed with the keyboard man on the Internet, he said that antimony could not be made in ancient China, and he also said that Lian Xi could not be antimony." I checked a lot of information, and also found that there are physical objects unearthed in the Ming Dynasty, and the purity of antimony is as high as more than 90%. A bunch of information threw him in the face, but the guy was still stubborn. ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "What about bismuth? ”

Zhu Ming shook his head: "I don't know what bismuth was called in ancient times, and I don't know how to refine it." ”

Zhu Guoxiang asked: "Why do you add antimony and bismuth to lead type?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "Although the production cost of cast lead type is very low, it is easy to deform after cooling. Adding an appropriate amount of antimony and bismuth can effectively prevent the thermal expansion and contraction of lead-tin alloy. I didn't know how to get my hands on bismuth, so I had to try it with antimony. ”

Zheng Fatzi was not interested in playing calligraphy and painting, and walked briskly in front alone, while Zheng Yuanyi and the maid followed behind the Zhu family father and son.

In a blink of an eye, I arrived at the square in front of Xiangguo Temple, today is the Double Ninth Festival, and the square is crowded with people.

There are stalls everywhere, and there are hundreds of fortune-telling stalls.

Zhu Ming squatted down in front of a used book stall, rummaged for a while, and found two movable type printed books.

The handwriting varies in size, with some places being too thick and others being too shallow.

From these two books, it can be seen that the movable type printing technology of the Northern Song Dynasty is still in a very primitive stage.

"Lang Jun, second brother, there is a pearl Buddha statue here!" Zheng Yuanyi shouted.

Zhu Ming walked to the stall selling jewelry and saw more than a dozen Buddha-like pearls: "Where did this come from?" ”

The stall owner replied: "Those from Taihu Lake are called Buddha beads, and they are also called clam Buddhas." ”

It is probably that when cultivating pearls in artificiality, the Buddha statue is carved and stuffed into it, and then the Buddha statue is waited for to grow into pearls.

The more than ten in front of me are all defective products, which have been deformed in the process of growth.

Zhu Ming picked a bead flower and said to Zheng Yuanyi: "The mussel Buddha here is not good-looking, buy a beautiful one another day, this bead flower is a good match for my sister." ”

Zheng Yuanyi said happily: "What Lang Jun bought, it looks good." ”

Pay and walk away and continue to hang out.

Around and in the middle of the square, more than a dozen sheds have been erected, and various performances are being performed.

One of them, with the largest audience.

Zhu Ming and the others leaned over curiously, only to see someone playing football inside.

One of the young men, with his upper body exposed, had extensive tattoos on his chest and back.

He stepped on his leather boots, and with a hook of his leg, the ball flew overhead, and it was parked steadily. Then the body leaned, and the ball rolled down the neck, from the shoulders to the arms. Turning around, the ball stopped in his chest, writhed again, and the ball fell to his back again.

"Good!"

Zheng Fatzi clapped his hands and shouted.

In the cheers of everyone, Zhu Guoxiang saw a person in the front row, and his side face seemed to be very familiar.

After observing carefully for a moment, Zhu Guoxiang whispered, "The emperor is in front of him." ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Ming squeezed hard, got closer and looked closer, and finally confirmed that it was Song Huizong.

The emperor also wore makeup, and his beard was sticky longer. There were a few people around, who were supposed to be eunuchs and guards.

"Eleven Lang also came to see the play?" Zhu Ming said in the past.

Song Huizong turned his head when he heard this, and after seeing that it was Zhu Ming, he smiled and said, "Your father didn't come?" ”

"Here, outside." Zhu Ming said.

Song Huizong said: "Just play together." ”

As soon as the emperor turned around and left, the people around him rushed to take the lead and squeezed out a passage.

Seeing this, the young kicker immediately passed the ball to his companion, and followed him with his clothes.

Zhu Guoxiang was about to make a move, but Song Huizong said: "Like success, call me Eleven Lang." ”

"Eleven Lang Wan'an." Zhu Guoxiang arched his hand and said.

The young kicker had also been squeezed out of the crowd, followed by a few followers.

Song Huizong introduced: "This is Li Bangyan, this is Zhu Ming. ”

Zhu Ming looked at it carefully, and arched his hand and said, "I have admired Brother Li's name for a long time." ”

Li Bangyan said with a smile: "I have also admired the name of my brother for a long time. ”

Li Bangyan's family is a silverware maker, and he is very rich, but he has no official status.

His parents sent him to state school, and this guy not only excelled in his studies, but also played and sang, sang and danced, played and composed, and liked to make friends with readers. When Shanxi scholars enter Beijing to take the exam, they must pass through his house, and the father and son often give away travel expenses.

came and went, Li Bangyan was very famous, and he had a bit of a "timely rain" flavor.

Through hope and bribery, Li Bangyan was recommended to study in Taixue before he was twenty years old. Through calligraphy and writing, he won the favor of the emperor, and was promoted from the outer house to the upper house, and then obtained the Tongjinshi background.

then accompanied the emperor to play ball and sing, and was promoted rapidly all the way.

This guy became more and more energetic, not only went crazy in the palace, but also made up obscene lyrics and songs by himself, which was widely praised by the people of Tokyo, and got the nickname of "Li Langzi". But he was also impeached for misconduct and demoted to a school secretary.

couldn't stand Song Huizong's liking, so he turned his head and went straight to the outside of the Ministry of Officials, and he was also in charge of the Rites Bureau (an institution set up by Song Huizong to reform the ritual system).

Last year, Li Bangyan was released to Zhizhou, gilded for a year, and recently returned to Beijing to serve as a living lang (the emperor's close minister).

The reason why the Song army and the Jin soldiers were so completely defeated was because the Song army did not dare to really fight. A catapult gunner, after a cannon hit, was actually executed by order of Li Bangyan.

Hardcore capitulation faction!

With Li Bangyan returning to Beijing, Zhu Ming once again sighed with emotion, how many sleeping dragons and phoenixes are in Kaifeng City.

Li Bangyan is a self-cooked, he is too lazy to wear clothes, and he hooks his shoulders with Zhu Ming bare-chested: "Can a virtuous brother bow down?" ”

Zhu Ming was a little displeased: "My skills are not good." ”

Li Bangyan smiled: "Kick a few more times and you'll be fine, official...... Eleven Lang is also good at juju, and a few of us will come to play another day! ”

Song Huizong said: "But it's a good idea, so I'll go home and kick it." He asked Zhu Guoxiang again, "Will Brother Zhu bow to him?" ”

"I understand a little." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Song Huizong suddenly laughed: "That's just right, let's go to my house to play football together." ”

After saving up a game, he went to watch the play in a nearby tile shed.

The miscellaneous drama is obviously yellow, and the pronunciation and singing are quite explicit, which makes many female relatives blush, but it attracts more audience applause.

Li Bangyan said proudly: "This miscellaneous drama was written by me!" ”

Song Huizong praised: "Although it is vulgar, it is quite marketable." ”

Zhu Ming seriously suspected that Song Huizong's artistic aesthetics were led astray by Li Bangyan. The emperor, who originally liked elegant art, gradually became vulgar, and even those Dasheng lyricists followed the trend to create obscene lyrics and songs.

There was an official named Wang Anzhong, who wrote a lot of glamorous words to Song Huizong, and he actually became the deputy prime minister on this basis.

Walking around Xiangguo Temple, Song Huizong was very happy, and he liked this feeling of "having fun with the people".

Song Huizong asked in a low voice, "Can Mr. live in the mansion I ci?" ”

"I have already stayed, thank you for the reward." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Song Huizong said: "It's still early today, so I went to Mr.'s house as a guest." ”

The father and son had no choice but to take Song Huizong and Li Bangyan home, and Zhu Ming also asked Bai Sheng to rush back to prepare dinner.

Before the meal was ready, Zhu Guoxiang entertained the guests with black tea.

Song Huizong looked at the bright red and translucent tea soup, and said in surprise: "This tea soup is very good-looking, but where did it come from?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "This is black tea, made by the ministers themselves, and they are about to be dedicated to the official family." ”

Song Huizong clapped his hands and praised: "Mr. can also make tea, it seems that he is the same person as me." ”

The group tea technology of the Song Dynasty reached its peak in the Huizong Dynasty.

The big and small dragon group tea has become a thing of the past. Nowadays, the top is "Water Bud Tea", among which the high-quality products are "Incomparable Shou Bud" and "Longyuan Spring" as the most.

The price is more expensive than gold!

Song Huizong took a sip of black tea and commented: "Although the taste is plain, it is better than nature, and it is a rare good tea." ”

No matter how good black tea is, it can't be compared with "water bud tea".

Zhu Guoxiang asked people to bring a few bags of tea, and Song Huizong accepted it, but he didn't list the black tea as a tribute, because this faint gentleman really didn't like it.

Song Huizong asked with a smile: "I received the gift, I should return the gift, and I want to say it." ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "For those who are courtiers, they should dedicate good things to the king, and they don't ask for anything in return." ”

"Qing is really a loyal minister!" Song Huizong said approvingly.

Zhu Ming took the opportunity to say: "The minister wants to ask for a send." ”

Song Huizong said: "Let's talk about it. ”

Zhu Ming said: "The minister is also in charge of the Guozi Library. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Song Huizong was a little surprised, but even Li Bangyan was surprised.

Guozi Jian Shuku is the official printing agency of the Song Dynasty, and the chief official is called "Jian Guozi Jian Shuku", which was responsible for the Beijing Dynasty officials in the Northern Song Dynasty and the selection of people in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Song Huizong asked, "Why does Qing want to go to the library?" ”

Zhu Ming asked rhetorically: "Does the official know movable type printing?" ”

Song Huizong nodded and said, "If you have heard of it, it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance." ”

Zhu Ming said: "There is a way to make the books printed with movable type the same as the engraving printing, and the man-hours can be saved a hundred times." ”

"How can you do this?" Song Huizong said with interest, "Then let you supervise the library of Guozijian, and after printing the books, the first one to send them to me to see." It's really as useful as you said, after the thing is done, let you out to be Zhizhou. ”

Song Huizong liked to collect books and print books for distribution all over the world, and he still attached great importance to improving printing technology.

(End of chapter)