Volume 1 The Sword Enters the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 29 Volume 8 Shangyuan determines the victory or defeat
The last group of wagons and horses slowly drove into the printing factory, the gates closed from both sides, and a team of personal soldiers personally guarded it.
Countless banners in the factory are displayed in the wind, and the major chambers of commerce and bookstores are divided into sects and occupy different areas.
On a high platform in the middle, Lord Zhizhou was in the right position, and two figures beside him stood with their hands in their hands.
One of them was dressed in an official uniform and smiling, and it was the head of the Cultural Affairs Department.
The other Tsing Yi was wrapped in a calm breath, and it was the deputy commander of the Tsing Yi Guard, Yao Shen.
Seeing that the major bookstores were in place, the man in official uniform walked to a huge gong on the high platform, his hand rose and fell, and a loud sound echoed in the sky for a long time.
The venue was originally very noisy, but it was instantly quiet.
The man in the official uniform was full of spring breeze, and his tone was high and excited.
"Leaders and seniors in the business community, I am honored to have you as witnesses of this verification. ”
The man bowed slightly to the figures on the seat next to Lord Zhizhou, his expression full of humility.
"Dear selected book company elites, it is an honor for you to accept the invitation to participate in the final verification here. ”
"I would like to thank you very much for your support. ”
As soon as the man in the official uniform finished speaking, the audience immediately applauded.
The man waved his hand slightly and continued to speak: "I believe everyone already knows why this verification and selection is being carried out. ”
"Since the Holy Imperial Pen personally wrote and issued an edict to rebuild the "Great Canon", my Qingzhou Cultural and Industrial Office has successively received urgent orders from the Kyoto Cultural and Industrial Division. ”
"The printing of the main department of the "Great Canon" is in charge of Qingzhou, which is the result of the balance between the left and right of the Department of Culture and Industry, and it is also the grace of His Majesty. ”
"There is no need for me to explain too much to you how important the Canon is. This revision is an unprecedented scale, and the whole country is bathed in the emperor's grace, and there is no room for sloppiness. ”
"After preliminary screening, a number of inferior products with poor quality and unqualified speed have been removed, and now the final election is all excellent. ”
Among them, in addition to the six major bookstores, there are also Fengxue Bookstore in Kunyang County, Songhai Bookstore in Linnan County, and Sancun Human Bookstore in Langdang Mountain. ”
"These nine bookstores will enter the final verification today. ”
"The following is an announcement of the verification rules, and please listen carefully. ”
"Time is pressing, and this verification is not a one-by-one duel, but a turn. Sixteen people were selected from each of the nine bookstores to carry utensils into the enclosed space prepared in advance. ”
"The venue is absolutely closed and you don't have to worry about anything. What you have to do is to complete the printing of the corresponding article within the specified time. ”
In order to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the verification, the nine bookstores all adopted the same articles, which were randomly selected by the Zhizhou people on the spot. ”
The final verification results were evaluated from both quality and quantity, and were appreciated and witnessed by the people of Zhizhou and the seniors in the business community. ”
"Now, do you all know that?"
When the words fell, many bookstores in the audience suddenly whispered.
In the area of Yunhai Bookstore.
The young man slapped the instruments on the carriage and smiled at everyone: "How is it, are you confident?"
"Hehe, how long have you been looking forward to this day? ”
"It's just that it makes my anxious hands itch. ”
The young man smiled again: "What I just told everyone, but have you memorized everything?"
"Jiang Gongzi rest assured, everything is ready. ”
"Very well, everything will be under my command when the time comes, and we will definitely be able to stand out in this test. ”
The boy stretched out a hand, and everyone slowly placed their palms on it.
"Come on!"
"Come on!"
Qin Yun looked at the young man and the hesitant bookstore henchmen with a smile on his face, and his heart was also full of expectations.
Suddenly, a strange voice of yin and yang came from not far away.
"Unexpectedly, the Yunhai Bookstore, which is already at the end of the crossbow, can still enter the final verification. ”
The young man and Qin Yun turned to look, and several familiar figures appeared in front of them.
"Yo, it seems that it is a coincidence that we came today, both of them are here. ”
Several rich children dressed in fancy clothes stood in front of the two of them, looking extremely disdainful.
The young man naturally recognized the identity of this group of people, who were the few gentlemen who intercepted Qin Yun on the way when they entered the city that day.
"What, with the older generation here today, are tanuki going to become tigers?"
Qin Yun sneered, his eyes full of contempt.
The faces of those people suddenly turned gloomy, revealing a touch of shame.
"I hope you can continue to be proud!"
The gentlemen didn't respond back unexpectedly, sneered and turned away.
Qin Yun frowned slightly: "It's strange, they left so easily, there must be something hidden in it." ”
The young man patted Qin Yun on the shoulder: "The soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, Qin Gongzi can rest assured." ”
Another gong sounded from the audience, and the man's voice came out again.
"You're all ready. ”
The audience answered neatly.
"Very well, then I will announce that the printing verification has officially begun!"
"Next, please ask Lord Zhizhou to personally select the printing topic. ”
The guards next to him brought a wooden tray to Lord Zhizhou, and in the tray were placed five wooden plaques with the words face down, representing the five carefully selected inscriptions.
Manually cards are played out, and the tray is removed.
Lord Zhizhou handed the wooden sign he was holding in his hand to the man in official uniform.
"Let's reveal the final inscription selected by the adults. ”
The man displayed the wooden plaque in front of many leaders and seniors of the business alliance for a round, and slowly faced everyone in the field.
This inscription, Du Fuzi's masterpiece in the Great Liang Xue Palace, "Shangyuan Fu" eight volumes. ”
There was a sudden sigh in the field.
As everyone knows, Shangyuan Fu was made by Du Fuzi to commemorate his deceased wife, and he worked hard to add and delete it for several years. The most remarkable thing is that there are many obscure words in its eight volumes, and there are very few repetitions.
The boy naturally knew this, and the smile on his face became thicker.
"It seems that God helped me. ”
Originally, this small-scale printing, the teenager was not completely sure of winning. The biggest advantage of movable type printing is that it is printed in large quantities, and it saves time and effort.
But with this "Shangyuan Fu" as the inscription, it is simply tailor-made for it.
If it is a traditional engraving printing, it is necessary to engrave out the eight volumes of templates separately, and the text is obscure and obscure, and it takes a lot of energy to make different templates.
Movable type printing, on the other hand, was very different, especially after being improved by teenagers.
"Bell!"
Another gong sounded.
"Please enter the major bookstores, and the verification will officially begin!"
As soon as the words fell, the nine major bookstores rushed into their respective enclosed venues, and one after another horse-drawn carriages carrying equipment drove in.
The audience suddenly shouted and cheered.
The young man nodded at Qin Yun and led the remaining fifteen bookstore henchmen into the closed venue.
The space was extremely empty, except for the sample of "Shang Yuan Fu" and a few boxes of paper, there were only a few printing devices.
"Let's go!"
The young man gave an order, and fifteen people lifted out the wooden boxes on the car one by one, covering the ground.
As early as a few days ago, he borrowed the classification method in the dictionary of his previous life to distinguish the movable type templates in detail and teach them all to Qin Yun.
Nowadays, the large and small wooden boxes on the ground correspond to characters with different characteristics and different pronunciations.
"Take the roulette!"
A huge roulette wheel was slowly lifted down, and the empty seats on the roulette wheel seemed to be tailor-made for the wooden box on the ground.
"Now move all the crates to the roulette wheel, according to the markings on the roulette wheel and the classification method I gave you earlier. ”
"After completion, eight people were responsible for the movable type layout of the eight volumes, four people were responsible for the module transfer of the roulette wheel and the text supplement, two people were responsible for the typesetting verification and timely correction, one person was responsible for the ink distribution, and I personally carried out the final template printing. ”
Under an order, the division of labor is clear.
Everyone came to their assigned positions as quickly as possible, and the effects of the several days of drills were all visible at this moment.
The roulette wheel turns, and the modules in the wooden box decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The template in front of the eight people changes, and it is gradually filled with movable type.
The other four people replenish the modules in the roulette wheel from time to time, and from time to time share the pressure of selection for the eight.
Two people's eyes were bright, and all the mistakes in the template were corrected.
After a while, the ink is fragrant and refreshing.
The young man repeatedly checked the quality of the paper in front of him, and suddenly, there was a loud noise from the printing device next to him, and it was scattered all over the ground in an instant.
The young man's pupils shrank, and his expression changed suddenly.
"How so?"
He carefully observed the neatly broken gaps, and already had the answer in his mind.
No wonder the few gentlemen outside the stadium behaved abnormally today, and it seems that the fairness and justice in the mouth of the man in the official uniform are not necessarily true.
"What a good thing this is!"
Two of them noticed the situation around the young man, and their tones were full of anxiety.
The eight people who typeset were also distracted, and the mistakes became more frequent.
"You don't have to panic, I have my own way. ”
The young man's face was unexpectedly calm, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
"Do you really think that if I destroy the printing device, I will have nothing to do? ”
"If it's a common printing ink, maybe you've already got your way. ”
"Unfortunately, in my dictionary, there is never an if. ”
The boy slowly removed the last large wooden box from the car.
"Fortunately, I left a hand to prepare. ”
"Today, it's up to you. ”
The wooden box opened wide, revealing an object similar to the scattered device on the ground.
The ink is special, and the printing method is naturally different from the usual.
And the device in this wooden box is a key process.
With it, it can not only speed up the printing speed, but also jump out of the shackles of traditional printing methods.
"It was meant to be used as a last-ditch killer feature. ”
"Since you're pressing on step by step. ”
"Then you will be convinced of your losing hearts. ”
In the enclosed venue, the banner with the word "sea of clouds" was hoisted high.
Sixteen people worked together, and all eight formwork were completed.
The boy slowly controlled the device, and the printing process had entered the final process.
An hour has passed.
While the other nine enclosed places were in full swing, countless figures were in full swing carving templates.
The door of the Yunhai Bookstore area slowly opened.
Sixteen people stood side by side, smiling.
"Yunhai Bookstore, printed ready. ”
"Request for verification. ”