Blessed Dynasty

What Li Xiaofu thought of, of course, was glass.

No matter in terms of transparency, price, or whether it can be mass-produced, glass meets the needs of Dad and the others. If you want to manufacture telescopes in large quantities, you must use glass.

What made Li Xiaofu hesitate was that although Li Xiaofu knew the process of making glass, it was only in theory, but he never practiced it.

So if you want to make glass that can meet the needs of the telescope, you still need a lot of experiments!

But if you want to experiment, of course you have to find the master first!

"Master Master!"

Li Xiaofu knocked on the door of the hall with his short legs. You Daozi, who was making chips, heard the little apprentice's voice, immediately put down the things in his hands, and opened the door.

But as soon as it was opened, a warm little thing rushed into his arms.

Pick it up and take a look, is it my little apprentice or who?

With a helpless smile, he took off the little apprentice's coat. Although the weather outside the hall was a bit cold, there was still a brazier inside. It's time to catch a cold.

After taking off his clothes, You Daozi looked at the cute little apprentice and asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Xiaofu chuckled, "Master, I miss you!"

You Daozi couldn't help but nodded a certain forehead, "I just met yesterday, but I thought about it today?"

Knowing that a certain one is just sweet-mouthed, You Daozi still couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

"I just miss you..." Li Xiaofu acted coquettishly, You Daozi had nothing to do with him, so he had to find some small things for him from the temple, like some small organ people or something.

Li Xiaofu still likes the small toys made by his master. Although he has seen more toys, the small mechanism made by the master is the crystallization of continuous improvement handed down by the master for more than ten generations. Li Xiaofu can't put it down, so seeing that Li Xiaofu likes it, every time he travels, he will prepare a few small tricks for him to play with when Li Xiaofu comes.

In addition to the small organ man, You Daozi also asked a maid to order some snacks. You Daozi knew his little apprentice's hobbies very well. Some delicious snacks are the apprentice's favorite, so the little apprentice came. Of course You Daozi must be ready.

All Li Xiaofu had to do was to sit comfortably on the bed, play with toys and eat snacks.

For Master's love, Li Xiaofu has long been familiar with the road, sitting in Master's arms, eating small snacks, feeding Master a bite from time to time, and then making trouble for Master, looking at Master's tolerant eyes, Li Xiaofu smiled flatteringly Lol, it's been a quick day.

Of course, today's Li Xiaofu is not killing time like in the past, he has a task.

So You Daozi was grinding the chip when he heard the little apprentice say, "Master, Master, what is the crystal made of!"

You Daozi stopped the hand that was still carving, thought for a while before saying, "Stone."

Although some crystals are exposed on the ground, there are also those buried deep in the ground, and whether they are on the ground or underground, they are closely connected with the stone, so the crystal is changed from a stone, and there is nothing wrong with it.

In fact, it's not just crystals, some emeralds, agates, and jades, in You Daozi's opinion, should all be transformed from stones, and they are even more obvious than crystals - they are wrapped in stones, which are a special kind of stones.

"What about the sand?"

Looking at the curious baby Li Xiaofu, You Daozi was not impatient, but thought about it carefully, "Sand is also a kind of stone, but the sand itself is too delicate and small, so it can only be regarded as a special small stone."

"Then if crystals are turned into stones and sand is a kind of stone, can sand be turned into crystals?"

You Daozi didn't bluntly make fun of the little apprentice's whimsy. In You Daozi's view, the most important talent of the little apprentice is not the photographic memory that those people pay attention to, but his creativity.

He can think what other people can't think, do what others can't do, and is not bound by the laws and dogmas of the world. That's why he can create exquisite mountains and rivers, figure out the method of movable type printing, and discover the composition of clairvoyance.

This talent is more important than anything else.

Even if the little apprentice said that the sand turned into crystals, it was just a child's whimsy in the ears of others, but You Daozi didn't want to refute it at all.

Why refute it?

Who says crystals can't be made from sand?

Even if you can't do it now, it doesn't mean you can't do it in the future!

So with love for the innocent heart of children, even though You Daozi himself did not think that sand could turn into crystals, he still said to his little apprentice, "You will know if you try it? It's okay if you don't succeed, maybe sand can't turn into crystals into crystals, but other stones are also acceptable!"

For You Daozi's complete indulgence, the happiness bubble in Li Xiaofu's heart was about to burst. He couldn't help but grabbed Master's beard and gave a mouthful. Seeing Master's exposed skin turn red, Li Xiaofu also felt happy .

"Master, you are so cute!"

You Daozi pretended to be impatient and pushed Li Xiaofu out of his arms, "Go, go, master, you can't be called cute, you can say that master is very powerful!"

"Okay, Master, you are amazing!"

Li Xiaofu praised his sincerity and sincerity, and You Daozi couldn't help but blushed again, but this time he didn't push his apprentice away, "There are all materials in the warehouse, don't you have the key? Take the palace man to get it by yourself, remember Stop, don't allow yourself to mess around, you have to ask the master first, you know?"

You Daozi was still worried that the little apprentice didn't know the severity, and it would be bad if he hurt himself.

Of course Li Xiaofu knew how much his master loved his disciples, so he nodded happily, and took the palace servants to the storeroom to look for things.

Without specific data, only some materials, Li Xiaofu's experiment this time was very difficult.

At the beginning, You Daozi thought that his apprentice was whimsical. Although he supported it, he didn't believe it, but when the apprentice's pot appeared for the first time with a crystal clear color that was more dazzling than colored glaze, You Daozi was a little shaken.

If you don't study the material carefully, this thing already looks like the prototype of a gem.

Can sand really turn into crystal?

You Daozi became suspicious for the first time, but he became more and more interested in Li Xiaofu's original nonsense experiment.

Carefully mix the ingredients according to the ratio time after time, and keep records. The temperature went from not being well grasped at the beginning to being just right at the end. Both Li Xiaofu and You Daozi experienced a lot of time.

And the finished products they experimented with are more perfect every time, from the cloudy color blocks at the beginning to the magnificent crystals with beautiful colors like gemstones later, Yu Daozi has already passed the age of excitement, but he is still worried about it. I was shocked by everything that appeared in front of my eyes.

At this point in the experiment, You Daozi couldn't help but began to believe that crystals are really transformed from stones, and sand can become crystals.

You Daozi was already very satisfied with the results in front of him, but Li Xiaofu couldn't help frowning when he looked at it.

Although the color is beautiful, what Li Xiaofu wants most is not the brilliant color, but its transparency!

Because his original purpose of making glass was not to develop a man-made gemstone, but to replace crystal and become a new substitute material for telescopes.

Otherwise, Daddy Lin Xiang and Grandpa both want clairvoyance, and there is only one clairvoyant. If they are the last to grab it, they will definitely have to tire Master to make chips.

The master's martial arts is very high, but the master is also very old, Li Xiaofu is reluctant to bear the hardship of the master, and understands his father's thoughts, so he is only to blame for making things out, but he did not think of the possibility of making them.

And since it was he who started it, it is natural for him to finish it off, that's why Li Xiaofu wants to make glass!

He has already removed the bubbles in the glass, and the impurities that should have been removed, only the transparency, so Li Xiaofu couldn't figure out how to do it no matter how hard he thought.

Just when Li Xiaofu was worrying about the glass, on the other side, movable type printing, because of the joining of Mr. Qi, finally started to officially promote it.

Although there are many descendants of the Shilin family, which descendants of the noble family have the prestige of Mr. Qi?

Mr. Qi's prestige comes not only from his unparalleled knowledge, but also from his glorious character, and it is his tenacious firmness and belief that have made him so great in the scholarly forest. name.

As early as the news of movable type printing was leaked, the family had already realized that although this kind of movable type printing reduced the cost of engraving, it did not have much impact on the family's profits. After all, almost no family relied on a few books. shop to feed.

It's just that although there is no impact on the interests, the other, no matter which aspect, the family will fall into a passive position.

First of all, it is the way to open up books.

Why is the family superior, and why is it powerful?

A century-old family, a family of books, the reason why the family is powerful is because they have more books, and books have been luxury goods since ancient times, a privilege of nobles that ordinary people cannot enjoy, but now, the cost of books is bound to be accompanied by the decline in the cost of books. With the price cut, it will be easier for common people to enter the school.

The aristocratic family is proud, they never think that what the common people have learned will pose any threat to them, but what worries them is the status of the emperor among the common people!

The former Wei Dynasty was also the era when their aristocratic family developed most prosperously. Almost nine out of ten of the entire court were members of the aristocratic family, and the grouping of the aristocratic family was the most serious, because almost every aristocratic family would cooperate with other aristocratic families. The aristocratic family was closely related, and the bond brought by the marriage made this interest group almost inseparable. If the last emperor was not too tyrannical, the aristocratic family would still be the one who stood at the top of everything, and even the emperor could ignore him.

In their eyes, the royal family is nothing more than a second-rate family. If they marry, it will destroy their noble lineage, so the emperor's daughter will be looked down upon at that time.

But what about now?

Since Li Wu, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, entered the customs, he has cut down dozens of families, if not a hundred. The family lost the opportunity because of the turmoil this time, and had to temporarily succumb to Li Wu, a farmer who was not even considered a low-ranking family. , my heart is naturally very uneven.

What's more, every policy formulated by Li Wu challenged the nerves of the aristocratic family, severely suppressing their bottom line, let them swallow it, it's not worth it, it's not worth it, it's like a stick in the throat.

Under such circumstances, the aristocratic family's perception of the entire Dajin court would not be good, so after the establishment of the Dajin, the aristocratic families all made the same choice—that is, to boycott!

No ministers, no taxes, no election of officials, no support.

And as for the method of not paying taxes-with the ability of the family, it is easy to find a few loopholes in the tax law. Because of this, Fang Ru has fought with the family several times in the past few years, and there are gains and losses Not an absolute advantage.

It's just that the gains were all a few years ago, and the losses were all a few years later until now.

In other words, the Jin Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, and their family will be more and more at a disadvantage, until one day, they will be crushed by the emperor with the supreme imperial power, until there is no bones left.

The aristocratic family can't accept this kind of result, so they will try their best to destroy everything that might benefit Da Jin!

Therefore, before the spread of movable type printing, the family's first attempt had already begun.

The first is the person who opened a bookstore.

With the advent of movable type printing, these people were the first to be impacted. When the cost of books dropped, the prices of books would naturally drop, so what should they do with the books in their hands?

Will no one buy it at the original price, and if the price is lowered, it will be them who will lose, and the owners of these bookstores will certainly not be willing.

So under the secret instigation of the family, these people began to unite to resist the emergence of movable type printing.

However, the initial audience of movable type printing is the book makers. We must first spread the technology to these book makers, and then these people will reduce the price of books with the cost reduction, so as to achieve a win-win situation. .

And this first step was attacked by the aristocratic family.

The owner of the bookstore has preconceived ideas and has already determined that this printing method will bring them losses, so naturally he is not willing to spread movable type printing.

Lin Xiang was so angry that he vomited blood. Are these bookstore owners stupid?This kind of cost reduction will only bring greater benefits. How dare you give up the long-term future for the small profits in front of you?

But Fang Ru can somewhat understand those bosses. Movable type printing can indeed bring long-term impact, but this kind of benefit is invisible for a long time, but if they lose the immediate short-term benefit, they may not be able to see the later stage. disqualified.

So in this case, their choice is understandable.

In response to this situation, they began to re-evaluate their plans. In addition to a leading benchmark that could play a leading role in Shilin, they also needed to consider the impact of movable type printing on the entire book industry.

And it wasn't until they started to think about these things that they realized that it wasn't just the bookstore owners who were impacted, but also the engraving craftsmen.

Engraving blocks are very difficult to make. A skilled craftsman can minimize the damage rate of engraving blocks. Such engraving craftsmen are also the treasures of bookstores, and they will not let these people leave easily.

But what if it is changed to movable type printing?

Everyone knows the simplicity of movable type printing. You don’t need any masters, you only need an apprentice engraver, and you can easily engrave. Even if the engraving is broken, it doesn’t matter much, because the cost itself is very low.

In this case, the importance of old woodblock craftsmen will be greatly reduced, and these craftsmen who have been working with woodblocks all their lives will become another obstacle to movable type printing.

Aware of this problem, Fang Ru quickly summoned people to improve the plan, and the improvement lies in how to get the best of both worlds and resolve the contradiction between the two.

In fact, for this kind of reform that benefits the country and the people, some necessary pains can exist. As long as the future results are good, then all this is worth it.

But before that, wouldn't it be better if the labor pain could be eliminated and there would be no pain at all?

Thinking of this, Fang Ru almost felt grateful to the family. If it wasn't for the family, they might not be able to realize this problem. If things broke out at the same time, I'm afraid it would really be as the family wanted.

Even if the matter is resolved later and develops as expected, the pain caused by this move will not disappear.

And now, it's time to solve this problem!

Everyone can see the prospect of movable type printing, and the effect it brings is also visible to the naked eye, so everyone is very active in the promotion of this technology, and the efficiency of the entire Dajin is unprecedentedly high.

So if you encounter difficulties, everyone will naturally use their brains very quickly!

"The reason why bookstore owners resist this is because they are afraid that their existing books will not be sold, and they will lose money and even have the risk of bankruptcy. As long as we eliminate this risk, a large number of bookstore owners will definitely respond, and those who do not Those who respond are still fanning the flames must be people from the aristocratic family."

"So, how to eliminate the risk?"

"That is to say, how to keep these bosses from losing money?"

As one of the benchmarks to be set up, Mr. Qi naturally participated in this discussion. When someone raised this question, Mr. Qi's heart suddenly moved for some reason.

He remembered the thing he did when he was young that affected him, and even the whole family.

He has a clear conscience, and his family supports his ideals. He is still worthy of heaven and earth, but he is ashamed of his clan!

This used to be a labor pain that he didn't want to recall. Even though many people now praise his virtues, he still feels sad about it.

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered this matter again.

Yes, he alone can't fight against the rules of the family, he can't challenge the world where the family is in power, but what about now?

Now it is no longer the world of the aristocratic family, he believes that sooner or later, the aristocratic family will be like all living beings, except for the glory of the past and disappearing from everyone, the world is no longer the same.

And more importantly, he used to be alone, and his family couldn't fight against the family, so now that he has the entire Dajin as the backing, can he challenge it?

So when everyone was talking freely, Mr. Qi pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know, how about opening a reading workshop in every place?"

"Reading workshop?" Lin Xiang asked with interest.

"Yes, it is a library, but it is a library that does not cost money. We can collect the original books from these bookstores, and then use these collected books to open a library in each place. There is no charge, or a small amount. This will not only solve the problem of poor people having difficulty in getting students, but also break the path of monopoly of knowledge by aristocratic families.”

After Qi Lao finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up.

yes!Why didn't they think of this way.

In this case, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

Those bookstores can no longer use this as an excuse to boycott them, and the aristocratic family wants to smash their teeth and swallow their blood?

As for dealing with them like he did with Qi Lao back then?

Hehe, they are vegetarians when they are in the army of Dajin?

Not dealing with them is nothing more than an excuse.

The aristocratic family also knew this, otherwise it wouldn't be a secret trick.

Mr. Qi's suggestion was quickly adopted, and everyone began to discuss specific matters of the library, such as how many books, whether they can be rented, how much the cost and so on. Looking at such a group of officials, Mr. Qi once again felt overwhelmed by his narrow-mindedness. ashamed.

He shouldn't be so conceited that Da Jin can't do it.

He should have come here earlier, if he had come earlier, even if he had helped the dynasty earlier, then the people, would it have been better if he had come earlier.

But fortunately, here he is.

Fortunately, it is not too late.

Mr. Qi smiled and listened to the discussion of his colleagues, and sometimes joined in to check for gaps and make up for the omissions. Older people have advantages, and Mr. Qi can fill in some places that young people can't think of. Everyone finally knows what poets have an old man. , if there is a treasure.

They are as old as one day, like a treasure!

Everyone Qi Lao suddenly had unprecedented enthusiasm.

At this time, Mr. Qi, who was treated warmly by everyone, also showed unprecedented enthusiasm for Xiao Li Fu.

Why he is respected by so many people and helps so many people is because he is in the court, and why is he in the court?

Of course it's because of Li Xiaofu!

So when Li Xiaofu was still struggling with the glass, he suddenly discovered that Mr. Qi was more enthusiastic about him!

This is reflected in the fact that the nursery rhymes that Veteran Qi has not finished compiling are taught to Xiao Li Fu in advance.