There are many library buildings in Meizhou.

Although it is far away, it is not a poor country.

On the contrary, Meizhou has a deep cultural heritage and a large collection of books.

There is a kind of printing, which is also Meizhou, which is second to none.

Movable type printing.

Use the cement to make a blank with the same specifications, engrave the anti-body single word at one end, and the height of the protrusion of the character is like the thickness of the edge of the copper coin, and it is hardened with fire to become a single cement movable type.

In order to meet the needs of typesetting, there are several or even dozens of commonly used words in order to be used when repeated in the same edition. If you encounter an uncommon word, if you are not prepared in advance, you can use it as you go.

In order to facilitate the selection of words, the clay movable type is classified according to the rhyme and placed in the wooden lattice, and the paper strip is pasted to indicate it. When typesetting, a framed iron plate is used as the bottom support, and a layer of agent made of pine resin, wax and paper ash is coated on top, and then the required cement movable type is picked out and arranged into the frame one by one.

Fill a frame to become a version, and then bake it with fire, wait for the agent to melt slightly, use a flat plate to flatten the literally, and after the medicine cools and solidifies, it becomes a version.

When printing, as long as the ink is brushed on the plate, covered with paper, and a certain amount of pressure is added.

In order to be able to print continuously, two iron plates are used, one version is brushed, the other is typeset, and the two plates are used alternately. After printing, the potion is roasted with fire, and the movable type can fall off the iron plate with a slight shake of the hand, and then put it back into the original wooden grid according to the rhyme, so as to be used again next time.

This advanced technology is far faster than handwriting when it comes to printing books.

Seeing that these characters were made by the craftsmen, with such speed and ingenuity, the woman in yellow was very curious.

The craftsman of the scarf handed her three pieces of writing in his hand.

On it is the three words Xu Yuyan.

It's like carving a seal.

Put it in a wooden lattice.

A piece of wooden lattice is less than a foot, densely packed, neatly arranged, and then painted, covered with a piece of paper, and then gently rubbed.

When I took it off, it was already a neat pair of words!

At the end, there are three words Xu Yuyan, if it is stamped with a party mark......

The woman nodded slightly: "The speed is several times faster! If the book is published like this, it will save a lot of manpower and material resources!"

"Yes, girl, this can save a lot! If you can see it, tell those dignitaries and nobles more, this seal is very fast."

But then the man sighed again: "There are few people who buy it! There are few people who read books among our people, but those high-ranking officials and noble men would rather spend dozens of taels of silver to buy those manuscripts than buy ours!"

Xu Yuyan responded: "Your Highness is very interested in this meeting, I will definitely invite Your Highness to take a look!"

"Hey, thank you Miss Xu! With your help, this will definitely be done!"

Nodding slightly, the woman in yellow walked out of the workshop.

Next to it is the library building, a building with three floors, which is full of books.

Most of them were printed using this printing technique, and I picked up two copies at random, took them with me, and praised the ingenuity of the movable type printing technique as he left.

Out of the workshop door is the lively streets of the town.

It is also a representative of the literary school, which flourished for a while, and it also has a strong tendency to stand with Jiangnan.

Look at this scenery, it is rare to see, for all this, the woman has a lot of expectations in her heart, if she can recruit these scholars, it will also be of great help to His Royal Highness in the future.

"This loquat in Meizhou is also a must, but it is not in season, only the loquat is dry, Miss Xu can taste it!"

The person accompanying him was an old man, an old man in the house, who was from Meizhou, so he led her to see this movable type printing today.

Take it and taste it, nodding slightly: "Sweet and sour." ”

"Hehe, this Meizhou, there are a lot of fun places to go, since Your Highness wants to relax for a while, the old slave must arrange it properly!"

"Hmm. ”

......

The carriage and horses in front of him walked by, escorted by sergeants, and the heads of the four horses were definitely rare dignitaries and dignitaries in Meizhou. Of course, even the commander of Meizhou is not so big.

As we approached, the carriage came to a leisurely halt.

The general who was guarding next to him came over and hugged his fists: "Miss Xu, why are you alone on the street? What about those guards?

The old man looked embarrassed and lowered his head.

"It's okay, I'm just out for a walk......"

"Yuyan!" The curtain on the car was opened a little, Xu Changshan looked at the woman in yellow and said, "How to walk on the street, get in the car!"

Slightly bowed and replied: "Yes"

said to the old man's attendant beside him: "Uncle Xu, you go back first!"

got into the car lightly, Xu Changshan was the only one in the car, and going out so ceremoniously was nothing more than going to see some big person. Xu Yuyan couldn't help asking, "Uncle, who are you going to see?"

"Envoy of the West Sichuan Festival, Wang Han. ”

Frowning slightly: "Lord Wang has also been demoted?"

"Hmm,"

The position of the envoy of the festival is an important position in the Tang Dynasty, almost in charge of the military and political power of one side, but since the Tang Dynasty, it has long been a fictitious position in name only!

The position of Dajian's festival envoy is to hang an empty identity, and he doesn't even sit on duty, so he stays at home and cares for the elderly.

This made the woman sad.

The changes in the court, from this glimpse, can be seen in the whole leopard.

If the second prince wants to turn over, I'm afraid it will be difficult!

"Yuyan, our foundation in Meizhou is not stable, don't move around if you have nothing to do. Got it?"

"Yes, I know, today it's just that Uncle Xu said that he has a relative who has a movable type printing technique, which is extremely exquisite, saving manpower and material resources, and wants His Highness to help ......"

Interrupting Xu Yuyan's words with a wave of his hand, Xu Changshan shook his head and said: "Don't waste time on this kind of meaningless thing, it's a good thing to have time to read more, but it's in vain to read too much, take advantage of this time, you should find a few people who can use it, if he has the opportunity to turn over one day, you also have to be useful." ”

"Yes, but this movable type printing technique is indeed exquisite, and if we use it for printing it should also be ......."

"How much money can you make? Is this land expensive? Yuyan, money is a good thing, although many people buy it with money! But they need a way to eat, and only by giving them this way of living will they follow you and do things for you! If you don't have this job, why do they follow you? Do you think that if you give him money for nothing, he will thank you? People, it's not so simple! Especially these literati. ”

Puzzled, Xu Yuyan, who didn't understand, looked at Xu Changshan.

"I've been recommended to me before, but I didn't take it. ”

"Why?"

Xu Changshan sighed and said meaningfully: "It's really fast, much faster than hand-copied, but have you ever wondered why many people don't use it?"

The woman shook her head.

"He can take the job of a lot of people, which means that these people who write handwritten books will lose their jobs, so what are they going to do?"

"But ......"

"Well, I know what you mean, but many of the people who wrote hand-copied books were famous scholars and scholars, and a large part of them were even officials of the current dynasty! Their hand-copied books were sold for a lot of money, and the people who bought his books really wanted to read them? The two boxes of books that were brought in this time were all damp and rotten, and there were even bamboo slips. You complain that Your Highness has been having fun lately, and you haven't read those books! But do you know? It takes several years to read those books, and who cares about reading them? When you buy those books, do you buy books? You buy people!"

The woman bowed her head.

"People in the folk want to make money, which is a good thing, but you have to put yourself in your own position, not that he is not good, but that he is not good, but that he is of low help to us, what is we most lacking now?

The woman pursed her lips and bowed her head and stopped talking.

Along the way, Xu Changshan didn't say much.

Her mind is good, and young people have more enthusiasm and dreams, which is what it is, and it is not bad. But Xu Changshan, who has been weathered, has more experience and knowledge than her, and he sees the essence of things more thoroughly and clearly.

Therefore, it is not intentional to say more.

Young people, if you talk too much, she'll just think you're wrong.

In fact, there are few things in this world where black and white are reversed?

Why is black and white reversed?

Is it someone else who is stupid?

No

It's precisely other people who are smart.

......

The palace in Meizhou was only newly built, and the time was not long. Moreover, this house was given to the second prince by the local rich gentry Su family.

Although the house in Wujin is good, it is still lacking a lot in terms of the palace.

In this regard, even the prefect did not report, so he privately requisitioned 200 acres of land and began to expand the palace.

Two hundred acres.

The officials in Meizhou also turned a blind eye to this matter, and only reported it.

When the carriage and horses came in, they looked around, and there was no shortage of people in a hurry digging and carving.

It's winter, the project time is short, and it's only two hours after noon to do fine work.

When he came to the door, there were more than a dozen slaves and maidservants standing outside the hall.

Xu Changshan and Xu Yuyan both frowned when they saw it.

A woman with a delicate face came over to greet her and gently saluted: "The slave has seen Xu Changshi and Miss Xu." ”

"What about Your Highness?" asked the Yuyan girl as she walked towards the hall.

The woman quickly followed behind her and said: "Your Highness is busy, no one is allowed to disturb, Miss Xu, the slave maid sent someone to send you to rest, Your Highness has ordered, you must put pine pear wood makeup in your room, the slave maid has already done it, can you go and see?"

I can't help but get bored, when did Zhao Ling send someone to stop her before?

I can't do it?

Xu Changshan touched his beard slightly, quietly watched all this, did not speak, and did not stop.

......

Pushing the door in, he saw Zhao Ling sitting there in front of him, and the red-clothed dancer kneeling beside him with a glass of wine, like a well-behaved kitten, enjoying his caresses.

"Your Highness!"

This disturbance made Zhao Ling look over, and he couldn't help but be angry, and his face was displeased.

"Slave damn it!" the woman behind Xu Yuyan knelt on the ground.

"Your Highness, I have two books here. ”

When he saw Xu Yuyan, he changed his expression, Zhao Ling nodded slightly, stood up, walked to Xu Yuyan and took her hand: "Don't you see that something is wrong with me, don't be so reckless next time!"

was gently pinched her hand, which made the woman's heart warm, and nodded in response: "Well, this is what Uncle Xu took me to see today, it's called movable type printing, it's a ......"

Taking the book in her hand, Zhao Ling nodded and interrupted Xu Yuyan's words, and said, "I know this, I've heard of it, and the book is printed quickly." ”

"Well, Your Highness, I think that if we can print books with this printing technique, we will definitely be able to make money......"

"Well, okay, if you like it, just do it, how much money does it cost, don't tell me, just go and get it!"

"Your Highness!"

Smiled slightly, kissed her forehead, and was always so gentle when looking at her, so gentle that the original depression in her heart dissipated in a moment.

Zhao Ling smiled and said, "Yuyan, go ahead, I asked them to arrange the room for you, you go and have a look, are you satisfied?"

"I ......"

Gently pressing her mouth, Zhao Ling still looked like a smile.

Without further ado, the woman nodded.

When she was sent out of the palace, the woman in red, Ying Ying, came over, saluted respectfully and said, "Isn't His Highness's order clear enough? No one is allowed to come in, and the matter has not been done, what should I do?"

"Please dispose of it Your Highness!"