Yinhou of the Three Kingdoms

Ning Rong didn't know that Cao Hong was already thinking about how to make money. He saw Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao carrying two big boxes to the hall, bowed to Cao Cao, and was dismissed by Ning Rong.

"My lord, the gift is inside! Come on~ General Dian is very powerful, please open this lid..."

Ning Rong was speaking, and summoned Dian Wei who was beside him. Dian Wei glanced at Cao Cao, Cao Cao nodded, and then he took two steps back, grabbed a box lid with one hand, and lifted it with a bang.

"Huh!"

"hiss……"

The box full of green paper "The Analects of Confucius" is exactly the same as the one in Cao Cao's hands. Looking at the size of the box, there must be two or three hundred copies.

"Come on, everyone, don't be dumbfounded. Those who see it will have a share! This is Rong's gratitude to everyone in the past!"

Ning Rong greeted everyone with a smile to pick up the books, watching the people wandering around, Ning Rong picked up a stack of books and divided them.

With Ning Rong taking the lead, everyone couldn't help being curious, each of them received two or three copies, and they couldn't wait to open them and were immediately attracted by the clear paper.

This handwriting!

This layout!

This is a positive version... This Ning Rong is really a prodigal!

Seeing how everyone couldn't put it down, Ning Rong smiled smugly. This kind of rough ink book is just to deceive these bumpkins. Back then, those color printed books were used by young masters to tear them up for fun.

Uh?

Seeing Chen Qun intoxicated smelling the fragrance of ink, and the old man with white beard beside him nodded in agreement, exaggerating his elegance, Ning Rong twitched the corner of his mouth, and decided not to tell him that the ink In order to control the pH, the craftsman mixed the urine of bean sprouts into it.

Speaking of this, Ning Rong couldn't help laughing. When he just returned home, Li Ning dragged him out of the city. After walking about five miles away, he saw a Zhuangzi in front of him, a house with bright tiles and a wide road , the white-haired grandfather is basking in the sun in the corner, and the child is chasing the dog and clucking like silver bells, which makes Ning Rong feel that he has come to a fairyland on earth. Chickens and dogs smell each other, and the road does not pick up things. The simple and rich atmosphere is instantly Make him fall in love with this place.

Walking in, until a huge mansion is entrenched on the soil slope, the big Ning character shines brightly, looking at the courtyard with ten entrances and ten exits, Ning Rong asked three times in disbelief. After confirming it, it turns out that this is the Ningjiazhuang established by Li Ning's application and Mi Zhen's approval. Some of these people are the guards, some are the troubled people who took in, and the last one is the local old people who have nowhere to live.

Needless to say, the domineering Mi Zhen waved a big hand, built houses, distributed grain, and divided the fields. Ningjiazhuang was built closely following the pace of Xuchang City.

As expected of the eldest lady of the richest family, this layout, this style is much better than the mansion that Cao Cao rewarded her.

This is home!

Chapter 458 A Loud Mouth

When Ning Rong was happy, he splashed his brush and ink, and the huge three characters Ningjiazhuang were imprinted on the dazzling white characters.

Li Ning was overjoyed, feeling that this was Ning Rong's recognition of his work, and begged Ning Rong to allow him to carve these three characters into stone carvings for everyone to admire.

I know my own handwriting, so it's better not to be ashamed, but I can't stand Li Ning and others crying and begging, and then I will be ashamed if I want to be ashamed.

So, Li Ning found a stone carving skillful hand to carve Ning Rong's pen and ink on the huge stone. According to him, this is the name given by the owner of the house and must stand in the most conspicuous place.

Now, every time Ning Rong comes to Ningjiazhuang, he can see a huge stone from a distance, like a small hill, extremely arrogant and domineering, and his flying and phoenix dancing characters are engraved on it.

Although sometimes Ning Rong doesn't know those three characters, but it's comfortable to look at them for a long time.

cough!

The next day, Ning Rong received a huge surprise. The white paper he handed over before leaving was researched by He Craftsman. Looking at the blank papers with ink splashed on them, Ning Rong smiled when he heard the cheap cost. Like a fox.

However, there is a problem with papermaking. I don’t know if it’s the wrong paper, the ink, or the material of the movable type. The printed words are always blurred, and only a few words are still clear.

How is this possible, Ning Rong immediately shook his head, the book was printed for people to read, couldn't figure out what was going on, Bean Sprout put his head on Ning Rong in a bored manner, Ning Rong was busy, so he pulled him aside , this is bad!Bean sprouts got angry, and the consequences were serious.

A bubble of horse urine rushed into the ink solidly, and it was too late when Ning Rong found out, looking at Bean Sprout's big teasing eyes, Ning Rong didn't even get angry.

But... the craftsman who was experimenting with ink printing suddenly yelled and his face was full of joy, Ning Rong poked his head and looked, huh!The handwriting was actually clear, looking at the familiar pages, Ning Rong smiled and scratched Dou Sprout's head.

snort!

Uncle Bean Sprout stepped on his horse's hooves proudly and turned away, leaving behind a group of people who stared and smiled.

……

"So, you made cheap white paper?" Cao Cao asked urgently as he walked down the hall quickly, his expression changed.

"Of course!" Ning Rong nodded modestly, but he showed a look of being quick to praise me.

"Zhiyuan...you mean~ this was printed with movable type?" Xun Yu stared at Ning Rong in shock, and the "Analects of Confucius" in his hand kept trembling. One can imagine how intense his shock was at this moment. .

"That's right! Movable type printing is a simple and practical printing method. You only need to make various individual characters into positive characters first, then reverse the characters into fonts, and then arrange the characters in the order according to the books you need to print. Brush ink on it, just rub it directly! As for those commonly used handwriting, just engrave more!"

Ning Rong took it for granted, but Zhong Yao was deeply stimulated by such an appearance.

"Master Ning, then... How much does it cost to use movable type printing? How long does it take?"

Huh?

yes!This is the key point. Books cannot be popularized because they are expensive and cannot be afforded by the poor. If it takes a lot of time and effort, then this movable type printing method will not be novel at all.

"This..." Ning Rong's pensive face caused many people from aristocratic families to show nervous expressions. Seeing this, he smiled and continued, "Don't worry, everyone, the material of movable type is either wood or clay. It is simple and clear. No expensive materials are needed, how much is it? I don’t know, as for the time-consuming...a skilled craftsman can write hundreds of words a day is no problem!"

Uh?

Ah!

Everyone was dumbfounded for a moment, and Ning Rong's smile became wider, as if he heard the wailing in everyone's heart.

"You! You!"

Xun Yu shook his head helplessly. Books have always been the heritage and weapons of aristocratic families. Proper dissemination of knowledge can naturally open up people's wisdom, but the most important thing is to spread the family's reputation.

but……

If you follow Ning Rong's approach, needless to say, the "Analects of Confucius" in your hand will soon be able to buy the whole street. By then, I am afraid that everyone will have a copy. The Han family produced a huge shock.

Cao Cao understands what Ning Rong means, this quality book, you can have as many books as you want, right?

it is good!

that is really good!

Cao Cao clenched his fists tightly and looked at Ning Rong in front of him. Ning Rong was so frightened that he quickly avoided his side. Is this the rhythm of beating someone?

Snapped!

Uh, the corner of Ning Rong's mouth twitched, he felt sore from his shoulder, he was still beaten.

"Hahaha... Good! Zhiyuan did a good job! You must build a golden house to hide this great gift! A sharp weapon to destroy the six kingdoms? Haha! Not bad! This book is definitely a sharp weapon to destroy the six kingdoms. China's sharp weapon! The merits of going far, the merits of thousands of years!"

Cao Cao grabbed Ning Rong's shoulders with both hands, and shook them emotionally. With the combination of papermaking and movable type printing, is he afraid that he will not be able to win the hearts of scholars all over the world?