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Chapter 254 Printing

After Liu Tiankuo and Jiang Zhixia talked about the proposal, Jiang Zhixia let it go and left it alone.

Since she doesn't understand the affairs in the officialdom, she won't ask more questions.

The next day, she continued to look at the account book of Han Wenxuan that she put down yesterday because Liu Tiankuo came back.

Nowadays, the business of this shop is barely profitable. After all, the books copied can no longer keep up with what they sell in the shop.

In her mind, movable type printing was inevitable.

In fact, she had thought about it before, but because of the printing technique, it sounds simple, but it still requires venue and manpower to operate.

At that time, she was no one or no power, so she naturally let go.

However, yesterday Liu Tiankuo talked about giving advice to the emperor for protection, and she became moved again.

Nowadays, money is no longer entirely important to them.

Therefore, these useful methods can completely exchange them for power.

However, regarding movable type printing technology, it is still the knowledge that Jiang Zhixia learned when she was in school many years ago.

She probably remembered that it was invented by Bi Sheng of the Northern Song Dynasty. She carved the things into the opposite characters, then brushed them with ink, and placed the paper on it.

However, it is simpler to say but difficult to do.

So, she still had to think about how the movable type printing technique was operated.

Even if we can't go into details, we have at least a general idea. After listening to Liu Tiankuo, we can let him hand it over to the emperor and let the Ministry of Works develop it.

After all this, Jiang Zhixia fell into the state of forgetting to eat and sleep.

After Liu Tiankuo came back, he met Jiang Zhixia who was writing and painting on paper.

"What are you doing?" Liu Tiankuo asked strangely as he looked at Jiang Zhixia who wrote the reverse word on the paper.

"Ah, are you back? Is it so late?" Jiang Zhixia asked in confusion when she heard Liu Tiankuo's voice.

"Today Ruolan told me, you sent everyone away and stayed in the room alone. You didn't even drink the medicine prescribed by Dr. Yang?"

Liu Tiankuo saw the medicine on the desk in a blink of an eye and said helplessly.

Jiang Zhixia smiled embarrassedly.

The medicine was too hot when it was brought, so she thought to wait for it to cool down before drinking it.

Unexpectedly, she was immersed in her thoughts and forgot to drink.

"I'll drink it now." After Jiang Zhixia said that, she quickly reached out to take the medicine over and continue drinking it.

"The medicine is cold. Let Dr. Yang boil it again." Liu Tiankuo said helplessly.

Doctor Yang was grateful to Jiang Zhixia for helping her, and because of the queen's will, he was very concerned about regulating Jiang Zhixia's body.

Not to mention anything else, now it is the end of March, and Jiang Zhixia's clothes are not much different from those of ordinary people.

Unlike in previous years, I always wore several thick clothes.

Liu Tiankuo called in and took the medicine out, and asked Dr. Yang to simmer it again.

Then, he hugged Jiang Zhixia and said angrily: "Tell me, what's the matter? You're so concerned about it."

Jiang Zhixia then explained the idea of ​​movable type printing.

"Your idea is also what you read?" Liu Tiankuo stopped and asked in surprise.

“Uh…yes….”

Jiang Zhixia hesitated for a moment, and she originally wanted to say it was not.

After all, everything is something that can be obtained by reading books.

Gu Yi

However, she didn't want to take credit for others.

We cannot find the original founder exactly about pepper, cotton, and winemaking.

However, movable type printing is not, it has an inventor, it was invented by Bi Sheng of the Northern Song Dynasty, although he invented movable type.

Although there is no Northern Song Dynasty and perhaps Bi Sheng, it is impossible to turn this thing into her own invention.

"This is a movable type printing technique invented by a man named Bi Sheng. He is a very powerful person. From now on, every book we print will be written about this person. He is worthy of being remembered forever."

Jiang Zhixia said solemnly.

Seeing that Jiang Zhixia was so serious and even said the names of people so clearly, Liu Tiankuo naturally believed them.

"Well. I will definitely do it. Don't bother with your brain. There are so many people in the Ministry of Works. You can't wait to have some idle meals. Tell me the general idea and I'll report it to the emperor and let them develop it. This is really a great thing for future generations."

Liu Tiankuo said with a sigh.

Nowadays, paper is expensive, but books are even more expensive.

If books are cheaper, then there will naturally be many more people reading books.

By then, enlightening the people and educating them will be considered a great thing that will benefit the country and the people.

However, Liu Tiankuo hesitated again.

When Jiang Zhixia saw his hesitation, she quickly asked what was wrong.

"I just presented the muffin flower. If I hurry up and offer this printing technique, it will be too eye-catching. Why not, in about a month. Don't worry, after thinking about these ideas, take a good rest." Liu Tiankuo said hesitantly.

After he presented the muffin flowers, the emperor announced the matter directly in the court.

He naturally pushed this credit to his wife.

However, the emperor always called him to ask after the court was dispersed.

The people in the palace were staring at each other with a fierce look.

At present, the emperor always asked him not enough, and today he asked him if he could cede a piece of smuggled land and let officials from the Ministry of Revenue stay there to observe. Naturally, he was inconvenient to refuse.

When he came back today, he was planning to tell Zhixia about this.

As a result, Zhixia gave him another big surprise.

"What you said makes sense, then you can report to the emperor later. After all, you have to report to make ice again in the summer. If you all get together, it is really too eye-catching."

Jiang Zhixia said in agreement.

Then, Jiang Zhixia explained the ideas of movable type printing to Liu Tiankuo in detail, and Liu Tiankuo personally wrote them on paper to record them.

First, the characters should be carved into uneven reverse characters. It is best to use copper. If not, use clay.

Then, make a framed iron plate and apply the medicine made of rosin, wax and paper ash first.

After that, pick out the words needed in the article one by one, put them in an iron plate. Roast the potion over fire, and then find a board to flatten the words.

Finally, brush ink on the mold. Then spread a piece of white paper on it and press it with the whole board.

Wait until you have finished using it, then bake the potion with a torch, then shake it, and the mold will fall off.

At that time, you can put any font molds in the books. You can carve more molds for common characters.

As for how to carve, it is something that the Ministry of Works needs to study.

Liu Tiankuo looked at the sorted text and sighed: "This Bi Sheng is so amazing."

Jiang Zhixia echoed: "Yes, it's so awesome."
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