One hundred and seventy-one chapters movable type printing
"Oh--" After Changsun Wugui said, Li Shimin sighed deeply and said with a slight : "Not that simple! I have been looking for him for so many years, and every time I just heard about him, he left a few days ago when the people I sent went there. What's the matter?" There was an indescribable resentment in his words.
Changsun Wugui smiled helplessly. She couldn't see this, but how could he say that? He shook his head and comforted him: "Second brother, don't say that. Now is different from the past. Perhaps the real person did not deliberately avoid you before, everything was just a coincidence..."
As the two were talking, they suddenly rushed to the eunuchs and palace maids waiting in the distance and shouted in unison: "See Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, King of Yue!" Two young men in gorgeous clothes walked from a distance, both at the age of eleven or twelve, and they were the prince Li Chengqian and Li Tai, who was still King of Yue at this time.
The two brothers were not as good as the future disagreement. They came to Li Shimin and Changsun Wugui together and bowed together, "Son and son meet with the father and the queen!" Behind them, a woman holding the child was followed by a woman holding the child. The woman hugged the child to Li Shimin and Changsun Wugui saluted, but the child in her hand opened her arms and said to Changsun Wugui: "Hug... hug..." This child is no one else, but Li Zhi, who is still in her infancy.
"Gao Ming, Qingque, why are you here?" Li Shimin had already put away the uneasiness on his face. In front of his son, he didn't want to be too "cowardly". Changsun Wugui got up and took Li Zhi from the wet nurse's arms and said softly: "Zhi Nu, do you miss your mother, right?" Then he also looked at Li Chengqian and Li Tai with inquiring eyes.
The two brothers looked at each other, and Li Chengqian said, "Report to my father, mother, and I heard that my father wanted to invite Master Xu Jing to Beijing? I have heard of the name of Master Xu Jing. My son thought, when the master came, could I go and see him." Li Tai said, "My son is also for this matter, but unlike the eldest brother of the prince, Mr. Chen not only wants to go to see him, but also wants to worship him as his teacher. I heard from Dr. Kong Yingda that Master Xu Jing's talent may not be as good as Confucius and Mencius, but he has a great atmosphere. Especially his mind study is a great success in Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and has introduced new things and created another family. Moreover, you have also said that Master Zhenren's "Reverse Sutra" must be learned by those who are in the upper position, so Mr. Chen wants to ask his father to help him talk about Xiang."
Since Zhang Xuanqing left, Li Shimin finished reading the three books he left behind and immediately issued an order to carve and print them. He ordered the students of the Imperial College and Hongwenguan to study, and even become the three most indispensable items.
This is also one of the things that Zhang Xuanqing is becoming more and more famous in this world. In the eyes of the people, he has both literary talent and magic. What else can he be besides immortal immortals?
Moreover, because of those three books, Zhang Xuanqing's status in the hearts of literati was not low. Especially in the second year of Zhenguan, Zhang Xuanqing's reputation rose to a new height among poor people. His reputation soared because he did one thing: create movable type printing!
movable type printing is a technology invented in the Song Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty printed books in woodblock printing. Not to mention the time spent, it was extremely expensive because of the loss problem. This also led to poor people not being able to afford books, but Zhang Xuanqing's movable type printing technique was different.
Because the characters in movable type printing can be reused and mixed, they only need to be typed by themselves when used, which greatly reduces the loss of work and materials, and the cost of printed books is extremely low. In the prosperous era of Zhenguan, as long as you save money, ordinary families can afford books.
In fact, there is another story about Zhang Xuanqing's "creation" of movable type printing. At that time, he was traveling in Tuzhou. He was running out of money. He was setting up a fortune teller and met a book merchant named Bi who ran a papermaking and printing business at home.
Because his price was slightly lower than some booksellers, he was suppressed by his competitors and his business plummeted and could hardly continue. When he was decadent, he met Zhang Xuanqing, a Taoist, who did not know Zhang Xuanqing's identity, but he was respectful and polite, and expressed his intention to become a monk, and invited Zhang Xuanqing, who was hungry, to dinner.
Seeing that the other party was not the kind of businessman who was greedy, Zhang Xuanqing swept it and heard that the boss surnamed Bi was a good person, but unfortunately he didn't want to be with others, so he ended up like this. Moreover, the other party had a family and a family, became a monk and became a Taoist priest, and was too unfair to his wife and children, so he decided to help him.
Don’t others think that the price he sells is slightly lower and suppresses him? OK, let’s give him a lower one!
Zhang Xuanqing also had a strange temper. He told the boss Bi on the spot how to print movable type on his face, and told him: Life is like rape, and you can enjoy it if you can't resist, but you are willing to let seven or eight big men? If you don't want to be taken, you have to take a cushion even if you die! Then the boss Bi's plan is the same. Aren't you suppress me? OK, let's press, see who can kill whom. Test the movable type printing technology, and then sell it at a lower price.
Now no one can suppress it. Although the printing of movable type is simple, it cannot be kept from being covered by Boss Bi. Even the workers who work are arranged to eat and sleep to prevent someone from poaching. What's even more amazing is that Boss Bi destroyed the merchants who suppressed him, and after a few days, he made the printing of movable type public. The bosses who suppressed him were almost angry to death... No, one of them hanged and died quite miserably.
Although someone died, this matter was still regarded as a word of mouth. After all, business is cheap, and profiteers are even cheaper. It is really welcome to die one or two profiteers. Moreover, Boss Bi is too immoral and clearly does not make money or profit, just to punish the other party. If such a person does this for no reason, everyone will definitely despise him; but he will first take the bullying and fight back, and his character is also excellent, and he will look a little cute in the eyes of others.
In fact, Zhang Xuanqing has done a lot of things these days, and there are also many things that "create" and it is not important. Let's talk about it later. However, after hearing the purpose of his two sons, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile bitterly: He doesn't even know whether Zhang Xuanqing will come back. How can he be sure that Zhang Xuanqing can agree to his son to recognize him as his teacher?
However, in front of his son, no father was willing to admit that he was unsure, and Li Shimin was the same. Seeing his face slightly dark, he pretended to be serious and said, "Nothing! Zhang Zhenren is a god-like figure, and has helped his father a lot. I respect his character, how can I issue an order to force him? If he doesn't see you, and whether you want you to become a disciple, you need to ask for it yourself. Please don't bother me!"
Li Chengqian was so scared that Li Tai was thrilled. He thought he had really angered Li Shimin, so he quickly bowed and confessed: "Father, my son is not afraid. My son came to find my father, but he just wanted to ask my father to tell me about it. He had no intention of letting his father force him with the imperial edict..."
Changsun Wugui, who was teasing Li Zhi, couldn't help but give Li Shimin a blank look when he saw this, and then couldn't help laughing: His second brother is sometimes really handsome and cute.
...
Chapter completed!