Blessed Dynasty

What is it like to have a master?

How does it feel to have a master who dotes on you?

How does it feel to have a master who not only pampers you but also makes handicrafts?

Of course it is super happy!

Li Xiaofu held the caramel stick in the arms of Master You Daozi, licked the caramel, fed the master a bite of peanuts, and then watched the master carve each lead block, the whole person felt very good.

And the lead blocks produced now are to prepare for the movable type later.

Originally metal blocks or mud blocks were more suitable, but metal blocks are too hard to carve, and mud blocks cannot find suitable mud, even if it is cement, it is not suitable for this place.

In the absence of suitable technology, lead blocks are the most economical.

Moreover, the most important thing is that Master You Daozi already has the lead block here!

When Master You Daozi goes back to move mountains, he can move not only the books in the mountains, but most importantly, the materials accumulated by various sects in the mountains.

Not to mention strange varieties such as Tiancaidibao, such as tortoise shells the size of millstones, pearls the size of eggs, ginseng that has been shaped for thousands of years, Ganoderma lucidum that looks like cattail fans, etc., and others, such as making talisman seals The top-quality cinnabar, the hard meteoric iron that fell from the sky, etc., are very rich.

So after choosing the material, Li Xiaofu went to the master.

Watching the lead blocks gradually take shape, Li Xiaofu thought for a while, and felt that it would be unrealistic to print a whole book for the first time. There were only two of them, and he didn't want to exhaust Master, so he only needed to print a book. A poem will do.

So which poem has fewer words?

Li Xiaofu thought about it, and then he thought of "Kate".

"Kate" is a poem in the "Book of Songs", and the full text only needs [-] completely different characters, that is to say, they only need to engrave [-] lead blocks.

It was easy for You Daozi to carve fourteen lead blocks, but after a while, these lead blocks were carved into exactly the same size. You Daozi put down the carving knife, wiped his hands, hugged the little fat baby in his arms and said : "What's next?"

Li Xiaofu blinked, next?Lettering of course.

Live printing requires inscriptions to be engraved on the lead block, and then ink is applied, and it will be printed on the paper only after it is arranged neatly.

What makes Xiao Lifu tangled is, what kind of font should be engraved?

No, to be precise, what Xiao Li Fu was struggling with was whether to engrave Song style.

For the current engraving blocks, the orthodox script is still the majority, and the orthodox script has been passed down for a long time, and it is a font that children must practice when they are enlightened. However, Li Xiaofu's orthodox script is really too scumbag!

I can't get it out at all...

As for Master You Daozi?

Forget it, with Master You Daozi's ability to draw talismans all the year round, the characters written are not as flat and vertical as Xiao Li Fu's!

As for Song typeface, although Xiao Li Fu is also a scumbag, Song typeface is a hard typeface, that is, as long as the structure is correct, it looks good, unlike the traditional typeface, which belongs to soft typeface.

Moreover, it is relatively easy to engrave Song style, and it will not be tiring.

Li Xiaofu hesitated for a while, deliberated, and finally chose the Song typeface, which is also the most suitable typeface for printing.

After thinking about it, Li Xiaofu began to study ink and write.

"螽", "Si", "Yu", "Xu", "Xi", "Yi", "Er", "Zi", "Sun", "Zhen", "Xu", "Rope", "揖" and "Zi"

However, fourteen characters are still very simple, but in order to ensure the same size and look beautiful, Li Xiaofu still wrote it several times before he was satisfied with cutting out the paper and handing it to the master to engrave it on the lead block.

The sound of the carving knife reverberated in the quiet hall, You Daozi carefully engraved the words written by the little apprentice, and did not look at the little apprentice in his arms until the last word was engraved.

"Master, you are amazing! You did it so fast!"

The furry head rubbed against You Daozi's chin, looking at the sparkling eyes of the little apprentice, You Daozi's sense of accomplishment continued to rise, and he was even happier than before when he successfully tapped the dragon's lair.

"So what do you want to do next?"

After engraving so much, You Daozi gradually understood what the little apprentice was going to do, probably to make a seal?It's just that the seal made of this kind of lead block is dirty and unsightly, but it is quite cheap, much cheaper than those made of Shoushan stone, chicken blood stone, and suet jade, so the little apprentice wanted to engrave it for fun.

"The next thing is to adjust the ink! You don't need a carving knife for this one, master, let me rest first!"

Li Xiaofu pushed his master to a chair and sat down, then took out the materials he had prepared and started making ink.

The method of making ink is not simple, but Xiao Li Fu, who has hundreds of years of wisdom from his predecessors, was able to know a simpler method of making ink, so the ink was made in less than half a day.

"Master, master, let's print it and have a look!"

"Okay, okay, let's print together..." You Daozi was pulled over by his sleeve, and played with the little apprentice.

"The katydid feathers, groaning. Yier's descendants, vibrate..."

A piece of "Katatos" was printed in this way. At first, You Daozi thought it was just for the little apprentice to engrave a seal or something for fun, but when the little apprentice printed the whole poem with the seal, You Daozi It just feels wrong.

There was a hint of inspiration telling him that there was another mystery in this matter, which seemed to have a more important role, but it was always erratic and he couldn't grasp it.

"Master, master, do you think it will be much more convenient if you print books like this in the future?"

The aura that couldn't be grasped suddenly exploded, and You Daozi was stunned.

He wanted to say how many seals would be engraved in this way, and how much time would be wasted in arranging characters one by one. Wouldn't it be troublesome to do this?

But compared to today's woodblock printing?

Woodblock printing requires a whole piece of wood, and then the craftsman engraves characters one by one. As long as one mistake is made, the entire wood will be wasted. Compared with the apprentice's seal and book, such engraving is obviously much more wasted.

Moreover, the seal is a single character, and a seal can be reused many times, and each page only needs to rearrange the seals. This kind of simplicity is obviously much superior to woodblock printing.

You Daozi looked at the seal he had engraved before, and then at the poems printed under the seal, as if seeing a new era of books coming.

Why are books difficult to spread?

Because the aristocratic family treasures itself.

But just because the old broom cherishes itself?

The precious nature of books is also one of the reasons.

Engraving blocks are not easy to make, and it is not easy to use and store for a long time after making. The printing of each book requires a lot of wood and the hard work of craftsmen. The high cost limits the price of books.

What if it is changed to today's seal printing?

So will the cost of books come down?

You Daozi is an outsider, but he also knows what kind of changes will be brought to Dajin if this printing method is really replaced.

Looking at the cute little apprentice who was looking at him waiting for praise, You Daozi picked up the little doll, "Xiaofu, you did the right thing, master take you to play, okay?"

Little Li Fu looked at Master suspiciously, took him to play?

And when he watched the master just open the door of the sect's storeroom and gave him boxes of pearls and gemstones to make marbles for him to play with, even though Li Xiaofu himself was a prince, he was already a wealthy class, so he couldn't help being shocked by his extravagance .

Really use pearls to make marbles!

"Of course, it's okay if Xiaofu likes slingshots. Master still has a slingshot that is still useless. If Xiaofu likes it, you can make it for Xiaofu to play with!"

Li Xiaofu couldn't help covering his face, "Master, if you spoil me like this, apprentice, apprentice will not be able to hold on!"

"Master, I don't want those, you give me that, why don't you cook me something delicious..."

Li Xiaofu looked up at You Daozi, Fatty's face was full of sincerity, You Daozi looked down at Li Xiaofu, "Really?"

"Really not."

You Daozi sighed, that's all, the little apprentice can give him whatever he likes.

So Li Xiaofu added a big bowl of Bihai Ganoderma Soup to his dinner today, um, master sliced ​​that big Ganoderma lucidum.

The little apprentice used his brain too much today, so he must make up for it!

Little Li Fu had nothing to say about Master's doting.

In the evening, Li Xiaofu had already fallen asleep in the dormitory with peace of mind. Before going to bed, he thought about throwing movable type printing in front of Prime Minister Lin tomorrow. He did his homework hahaha!

But what Li Xiaofu never expected was that Xiang Lin didn't come to class the next day?

The reason why Lin Xiang didn't attend class was naturally because the emperor summoned him overnight.

The poor emperor was trying to spend a beautiful night with his wife. You know, he had been struggling for a long time to get his daughter-in-law to allow him to perform some indescribable poses. The emperor has already prepared everything, just waiting for washing When I was sleeping, I heard that my master was looking for something to do with me?

emperor:"……???"

Looking for him at this time, although I know that Master has been single for more than 100 years, but is this really a man?

But so what?

As a good disciple who respects his teacher, Li Wu still respects his master very much, not to mention that his master would never look for him at all. In his heart, his name is just a piece of grass, only his own Sanlang He is his treasure, and looking for him in a hurry in the middle of the night must have something very important.

Could it be that something happened to Xiaofu?

Li Wu was agitated, and he didn't care how long he had been thinking about it at night, so he hurried out to find his master, to see what the master was looking for him for.

You Daozi was waiting for him outside the hall at this time, and seeing the emperor coming out in a hurry, he couldn't help but frowned, and reprimanded him, "You're too old to be reckless. Add more clothes."

Li Wu blinked, only then did he realize that he came out without adding an extra dress.

Li Wu, who was always regarded as a child in front of the master, couldn't help scratching his head, but seeing that the master still had the energy to reprimand him, it was probably not a bad thing, so he said with a smile, "Master is looking for a disciple?"

You Daozi couldn't help but shook his head, there was nothing he could do with this disciple, "Go and put on a piece of clothing first, and we'll talk about it later."

"it is good."

You Daozi was satisfied when the emperor finished putting on his clothes. He handed the box in his hand to Li Wu and said, "This is what Xiaofu and I made today, you can take a look."

You Daozi was a little proud when he said that, what about the things he and his little apprentice made together, even if Li Goudan had the exquisite mountains and rivers made by Xiaofu himself?Now Linglong Mountain and River is occupied by ministers all day long, let's see how many times he can touch it?

But it’s different for me, I can do it with my apprentices!

You Daozi felt a little happy when he thought of this, and he must do more handicrafts with his apprentice in the future. It is said that the peanuts that the apprentice fed him today are also very crispy!

You Daozi was very happy in his heart, but on the other side Li Wu looked at the things in the box but was a little confused.

"This is?"

A few cheap lead block stamps?Plus a poem printed on the seal?

""Katatis"?" Li Wu thought to himself, and suddenly thought of something, his eyes widened and he said, "Master, could it be that the plague of locusts is coming?"

Katydids are also green grasshoppers, and they still have a frightening name in the memory of ordinary people, that is, locusts.

It's no joke that locusts cross the border, and no grass will grow. Thinking of this possibility, Li Wu's whole body is in a bad mood!

Although there is a lot of food now, no matter how much food there is, it will not be able to withstand the locusts. What's more, it is the autumn harvest time, and the food and food in many places have not yet been harvested!

You Daozi saw that the emperor looked very anxious when he thought of which corner he had gone to, so he couldn't help but patted the emperor's head, "Where did the locust plague come from? There has been no drought in the past few years, how did the locusts cause a disaster?"

Li Wumeng paused, "Then this is?"

You Daozi hates iron but not steel, "What I want you to see is printing!"

This is still the emperor, he doesn't even have this sensitivity, You Daozi always dislikes his own emperor's apprentice.

Li Wu smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly picked up the paper to look at it, but after looking around, he still didn't see any important points.

If you can really see the main point, then movable type printing will not appear for so long. After all, seals abound, and there is nothing unusual about seal printing. The most important thing is to combine these.

Seeing that the silly apprentice was not half as smart as his own disciple, You Daozi sighed again, how many lifetimes of good luck did his stupid disciple have to have such a son, You Daozi seemed to forget that he was also in Li It was only after Xiaofu reminded me that I found out about it.

However, I still reminded, "If you use this method to make a book."

If Li Wu hadn't figured it out before, then the effect of this sentence is no less than enlightenment.

This method... book making?

Looking at the lead seals one by one, and then at the rows of handwriting, Li Wu thought, if this method is used to print books instead of engraving...

Li Wu's eyes immediately burst into a bright light.

This would be a method of printing infinitely superior to engraving.

"Thank you, master! I will call Lin Xiang and Fang Ru into the palace!"

You Daozi stroked his beard, seeing that his stupid apprentice finally came to his senses, Shi Shiran flicked his sleeves and prepared to leave, but before he left, he ordered Li Wu, "This is the way my baby Xiaofu came up with, you all It's up to you, Xiaofu wants to eat delicious food, remember to ask the imperial chef to make more, and besides, Xiaofu was just put to sleep by me, so don't disturb him, do you hear me?"

Li Wu waved his hand, "I know Master."

But the mind has been completely put on this way of seal printing.

You Daozi was ready to go back and go to bed after finishing his instructions, but did the apprentice listen?

You Daozi said that although he is more than 100 years old, his body is still strong, and it is not a problem to be an apprentice or something!

Li Wu didn't entangle with his master, and directly called Lin Xiang and Fang Ru into the palace. Lin Xiang and Fang Ru were already very familiar with the emperor's summons. If they were surprised and confused in the first two times, they were calm now. no more.

Even if he was summoned in the middle of the night, Fang Ru, who no longer had much night life and had no wife, remained calm as before.

When they reached the gate of the hall, the two greeted each other, "What a coincidence, you are here too."

"Yes, yes, let's go together."

So the two walked into the palace together.

As soon as he entered the gate of the palace, he saw the emperor sitting on a chair, sitting upright, which was very bluffing. When he saw the two people coming, he pointed to the box on the table and said, "Open it and have a look."

Open it up and see...

Those words brought back some kind of memory for the two of them.

I still remember that not long ago, the emperor pointed to a box and told them to open it, and then they saw Linglong Shanhe, the important weapon of the country that they were still studying.

And now?

Lin Xiang and Fang Ru looked at each other, their faces became more solemn, and then they stretched out their hands together.

Seeing that the other party was as fast as their own, Lin Xiang and Fang Ru scolded the other party for being cunning in their hearts, but since the speed is average, let's open the box together.

So the box on the table was opened like this.

The only difference from what the two of them had expected was that there was neither ingenious craftsmanship nor dazzling existence in this box, but a dozen dirty and dirty seals, and one printed of paper.

"what is this?"

Lin Xiang picked up the piece of paper, and when he saw the words on the paper, Lin Xiang immediately widened his eyes.

Fang Ru next to him also saw it, but when he saw the content on the paper, the minister of the household department couldn't help but change his face.

The places of concern of the two are obviously different.

When Lin Xiang saw it for the first time, he paid more attention to this typeface that had never appeared before. It is horizontal and vertical. Although the aesthetic feeling may not be enough, but in terms of standard, it is second to none. Is no font can and.

But Fang Ru was thinking like the emperor, only thinking that the plague of locusts was coming.

As if he knew what the courtier was thinking, Li Wu didn't go around and said directly, "I want you to see, not because the locust plague is coming, but because I want you to see the printing process."

Printing process?

Only then did the two take their eyes off the paper and look at the seal inside the box.

Lin Xiang picked up the character "Xi" and didn't notice any difference. On the other hand, Fang Ru picked up the character "Yu" and didn't see any difference. The two looked at the emperor together.

The emperor continued, "If you use this method to print books."

To sum it up, Lin Xiang and Fang Ru are both smart people. If the seal and printing didn't make them aware of anything before, adding this sentence will make it completely different.

The two began to imagine together, if this kind of seal was used to print...

This is indeed relatively troublesome, but compared to the trouble of engraving, such a trouble of composing each character is not worth mentioning at all.

And compared to the waste of engraving, this kind is also very frugal... But in just a short moment, the two of them have figured out many advantages of printing books with seals in their minds, which is enough to shrink the engraving into a corner.

The two gasped together.

"It can still be like this..."

"How could it be so..."

Is this method difficult?It's not difficult at all, but the key is thinking.

The making of seals has been handed down for so many years, even the emperor's jade seals are seals, but who would have thought that using seals to print books?

Those with a background disdain to know about the production of books, and those without a background rarely even see a seal, so this method has not been tested until now.

"Who thinks this is?"

Lin Xiang asked excitedly.

"My master and Xiaofu made this together. As for the idea, of course it was my troublesome son who came up with it!"

When Li Wu said this, he still had a sweet expression on his face. He said that his son could make a fuss, and the love on his face could hardly be contained. Son, stop quickly, "Your Majesty, how is the craftsmanship of this production?"

The emperor blinked, and took out a piece of paper from the bottom of the box. This piece is the specific process of seal printing.

The emperor's Xuan'er's words were interrupted, but on the other side, Lin Xiang's thinking was a little erratic.

Unexpectedly, it was Xiao Fu Wang who made it again.

Lin Xiang felt hot in his heart, this child...has Da Jin in his heart!

I couldn't help feeling more and more fond of Xiao Li Fu in my heart, and I was even more optimistic about Xiao Li Fu's future.

This is my King of Fortune!

I will definitely teach you well and will never delay you!

Lin Xiang swore in his heart.

At this moment, Li Xiaofu didn't know anything. If he knew that he was just trying to be lazy and made something that made Lin Xiang stare at him even more tightly, he wondered if he would cry without tears.

But now, little Li Fu is very happy, immersed in the joy of not having to go to class!

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ps. Katydid

The katydid feather, the scorpion.The descendants of Yier, vibrate.

The katydid feather, the scorpion scorpion.Yier's descendants, rope rope Xi.

The katydid feathers, bow to each other.The descendants of Yier are stung.

The above is the original text of the katydid, so I put it in the text without taking up the word count!